Game 19 Pregame Primer: Thunder (8-10) vs. Rockets (9-9)
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Tip-off:
7PM @ Chesapeake Energy Arena, Fox Sports Oklahoma ?
Projected starting lineups:
| Oklahoma City | Houston |
| PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | PG: John Wall |
| SG: George Hill | SG: Victor Oladipo |
| SF: Lu Dort | SF: Jae’Sean Tate |
| PF: Darius Bazley | PF: P.J. Tucker |
| C: Al Horford | C: Christian Wood |
3 Big Things
- Houston’s Defense: They aren’t world beaters, but the scrappy Rockets suddenly have a top-10 defense. The Thunder’s offense? Bottom-5. Another shootout like Friday’s Nets barnburner is unlikely.
- Home Court: This is the one of two straight games OKC will host Houston, the first time they’ve hosted a home & home series this season. The Thunder are still just 1-6 on the year, so welcoming, and beating, a better team could start to turn around their home woes. Or the Rockets could continue their 5-game winning streak and cement Oklahoma City’s ‘Peake problems.
- SGAll-Star: He should be a legitimate candidate for anyone paying attention, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander needs to have some more standout nights to garner enough attention to actually show up on many ballots. Win or loss, another 30+ stat-stuffing effort is needed for his All-Star hopes.
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