Bold headline: Thunder chase a 13th straight win as they face the Warriors on the road.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, holding a remarkable 20-1 record, wrap up their West Coast swing Tuesday night against Golden State. Tipoff from Chase Center in San Francisco is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. Central Time.
Golden State will be missing star Stephen Curry, sidelined with a quadriceps injury. Oklahoma City will be without Alex Caruso (strained quad), Isaiah Hartenstein (ankle), Nikola Topic, and Thomas Sorber.
Coming off a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, the Thunder have already met Portland three times this season. Portland handed Oklahoma City their only loss so far in the first matchup, while one of the other two contests was tightly competitive.
This marks the second meeting of the season between Oklahoma City and Golden State. In the Nov. 11 game, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 28 points across three quarters as the Thunder rolled to a 126-102 win.
In that same clash, Chet Holmgren went 9-for-9 from the field, finishing with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Reproducing that perfect road performance at Chase Center will be a tall order.
With the Thunder nearly at full strength, Oklahoma City aims to improve to 21-1 and sustain a pace that could herald a historic 70-win season (the Warriors’ 73-9 mark from 2015-16 remains a benchmark).
In Curry’s absence, Golden State is expected to lean on Jimmy Butler III (averaging 20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists per game) and Gary Payton II.
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Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after earning a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma.
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