The Oklahoma City Thunder (5-7, 1-4 Away) head to face the New York Knicks (6-6, 4-2 Home) Sunday in what is likely to be a shootout. Oklahoma City outplayed the Toronto Raptors 132-113 at Paycom Center on Friday. Eugene Omoruyi was the leading scorer with 22 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in with 20 points.
The Thunder are 13th in the Western Conference. New York were victorious on Friday at Madison Square Garden, beating the Detroit Pistons 121-112. RJ Barrett topped the scoresheet with 30 points. With 26 points and seven assists, Jalen Brunson also played a part. The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference.
This marks the first meeting of the season between the teams. Oklahoma City won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 127-123 overtime triumph at Madison Square Garden on February 14. Tre Mann led the Thunder with 30 points. Julius Randle had 30 points in defeat.
The Thunder have been led this season by Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 30.5 points per game, best in the league. Gilgeous-Alexander also has dished 5.5 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Josh Giddey is grabbing 7.0 rebounds.
Randle (20.5 ppg), Barrett (20.2), and Brunson (19.8) have powered the Knicks on offense. Randle leads the NBA. Randle also has collected 9.0 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, while Brunson has doled out 6.8 assists per game, most in the league. The Thunder and the Knicks rank as two of the top scoring teams in the league, fourth and fifth in points per game, respectively.
Oklahoma City is scoring 113.4 per game, while New York is averaging 113.0. The Thunder have dominated the last 10 games at Madison Square Garden, winning eight.
Oklahoma City is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.6 (113.6-113.0). New York has also split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 115.3 points per game on average while scoring only 111.4 (-3.9 margin).
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 12.3 | 9.1 | +3.2
Rebounds per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 7.3 | 5.5 | +1.8
Assists per game:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 3.8 | 5.5 | -1.7
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mitchell Robinson: 3.0 | 13.9 | -10.9
Points per game:
Evan Fournier: 3.2 | 7.5 | -4.3
Rebounds per game:
Mitchell Robinson: 2.0 | 6.4 | -4.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
NY Knicks -5.5 (-110)
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