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01/05 01:04 CST Oklahoma City takes on Charlotte, looks for 4th straight home
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Oklahoma City takes on Charlotte, looks for 4th straight home win
By The Associated Press
Charlotte Hornets (12-23, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City
Thunder (30-6, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -15.5; over/under is 232.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hosts Charlotte looking to continue its three-game
home winning streak.
The Thunder have gone 17-2 at home. Oklahoma City scores 121.9 points while
outscoring opponents by 14.7 points per game.
The Hornets have gone 5-13 away from home. Charlotte ranks fourth in the league
averaging 15.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.7% from downtown. Kon
Knueppel leads the team averaging 3.6 makes while shooting 42.8% from 3-point
range.
The Thunder's 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season are the same per game
average that the Hornets allow. The Hornets are shooting 45.6% from the field,
2.5% higher than the 43.1% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Thunder won 109-96 in
the last meeting on Nov. 16. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33
points, and Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 15 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chet Holmgren is averaging 18.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.8
blocks for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 25.0 points over the
last 10 games.
Bridges is averaging 20.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Hornets.
Brandon Miller is averaging 4.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 6-4, averaging 118.9 points, 42.5 rebounds, 24.7
assists, 9.9 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 109.3 points per game.
Hornets: 5-5, averaging 118.7 points, 45.6 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 7.6 steals
and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 117.8 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Nikola Topic: out (groin), Thomas Sorber: out for season
(knee), Ousmane Dieng: out (calf), Jaylin Williams: out (heel), Isaiah
Hartenstein: out (calf).
Hornets: Mason Plumlee: out (groin), Grant Williams: out (acl), Ryan
Kalkbrenner: day to day (elbow), Tidjane Salaun: day to day (ankle), Moussa
Diabate: day to day (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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