The Atlanta Hawks (24-24, 11-14 Away) will try to break down one of the NBA’s top shooting defenses when they are on the road to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (23-24, 14-9 Home) on Wednesday. Atlanta was beaten by the Chicago Bulls 111-100 at United Center on Monday. With 21 points, Trae Young was the scoring leader in defeat. Clint Capela added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The Hawks are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Oklahoma City won a close one on Sunday at Ball Arena, beating the Denver Nuggets 101-99. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points to lead the team. The Thunder are the 11th seed in the Western Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Oklahoma City will be aiming for a season sweep against Atlanta after coming out on top in the only previous game 121-114 at State Farm Arena in December 2022. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points and six rebounds.
Dejounte Murray had 24 points and six rebounds in the losing effort. The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 27.0 points per game. Young also has dished 9.9 assists per game, third-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, John Collins is grabbing 7.8 rebounds.
Gilgeous-Alexander (30.7 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Thunder’s offense. He ranks as the fifth-highest scorer in the league. Josh Giddey is recording 8.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.Opponents are shooting 46.3% from the field against the Thunder, ranking as one of the NBA’s stingiest FG% defenses (5th).
The Thunder have found success in recent meetings between the teams at Paycom Center, winning seven of the last 10. Oklahoma City has won four straight at home this season.
In the last 10 games, Atlanta is 6-4 with an average margin of +0.8 (116.6-115.8). Oklahoma City has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 118.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 110.6 (+7.6 margin).
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Dejounte Murray: 26.6 | 20.9 | +5.7
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 11.3 | 15.2 | -3.9
Rebounds per game:
Clint Capela: 8.4 | 11.4 | -3.0
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Joe: 19.8 | 11.2 | +8.6
Tre Mann: 5.4 | 12.1 | -6.7
Points per game:
Josh Giddey: 20.4 | 16.0 | +4.4
Tre Mann: 3.0 | 8.1 | -5.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
OKC Thunder (-120)
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