Oklahoma City plays Orlando, aims for 4th straight victory – Winnipeg Free Press


Orlando Magic (1-6, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3, ninth in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City comes into a matchup with Orlando as winners of three games in a row.

Oklahoma City finished 24-58 overall with a 12-29 record at home during the 2021-22 season. The Thunder averaged 103.7 points per game last season, 46.9 in the paint, 15.0 off of turnovers and 10.6 on fast breaks.

Orlando finished 12-40 in Eastern Conference games and 10-31 on the road a season ago. The Magic averaged 104.2 points per game while shooting 43.4% from the field and 33.1% from deep last season.

INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out for season (foot), Jalen Williams: day to day (eye), Josh Giddey: day to day (ankle).

Magic: Jonathan Isaac: out (knee), Cole Anthony: out (oblique), Jalen Suggs: out (ankle), Gary Harris: out (knee), Markelle Fultz: out (toe), Moritz Wagner: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.



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