Updated Feb. 20, 2026, 9:06 p.m. CT
The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. This will be the first matchup of the season between the two squads.
The Thunder (42-14) continue to navigate life without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He will miss at least one more week with an abdominal strain. Last time, OKC limped to the NBA All-Star break with a 110-93 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks last Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Nets (15-39) were on the wrong side of a 112-84 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. Michael Porter Jr. had a quiet 14 points and five rebounds on the front-end of their road back-to-back.
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The Thunder looked a little lackadaisical in the third quarter but remain ahead by double-digit points. Will be interesting to see if the defensive effort can ramp back up. Feels like that’s the side of the ball they’ll have to rely on to get this much-needed win.
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Little bit of a run here by the Nets. Demin intercepts the pass and Wolf gets the easy dunk. Thunder call a timeout.
What a second quarter. You saw Daigneault spend most of it berating the referees over Wallace getting pushed from the back not being reviewed for a flagrant. You also saw Williams get dragged down by the neck by Mann. In total, the Thunder won the frame 29-10. Brooklyn was stuck at three points for six minutes. Unreal defense.
Joe catches the miss and swishes in the floater, but it doesn’t count as the buzzer sounded beforehand. Brutal. It was that type of opening quarter for the Thunder. They’re shooting an ugly 27% from the field. Offense will continue to be difficult with who’s out.
The Thunder will start Cason Wallace, Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. The Nets will start Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney and Day’Ron Sharpe.
What channel is Nets vs. Thunder game on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma
Start time: 7 p.m. CT
Where to watch Nets vs. Thunder on livestreamWatch Nets vs. Thunder live on Fubo (free trial)Nets vs. Thunder injury updates
Thunder:Â Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) is out. Jalen Williams (hamstring strain) is out. Ajay Mitchell (abdominal strain, ankle sprain) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.
Nets:Â Nic Claxton (ankle sprain) is out. Ziaire Williams (personal reasons) is out. Josh Minott (G League assignment) is out. Ben Saraf (G League assignment) is out. EJ Liddell (G League two-way) is out. Tyson Etienne (G League two-way) is out. Chaney Johnson (G League two-way) is out.
Thunder 2025-26 scheduleSunday, Feb. 22 vs. CavaliersTuesday, Feb. 24 at RaptorsWednesday, Feb. 25 at Pistons