OKLAHOMA CITY –
The NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder (20-1) close out their West Coast road trip Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors. Tipoff at Chase Center in San Francisco is set for 10 p.m. Central time.
The Warriors will be without superstar Stephen Curry, who is sidelined with a quadriceps injury. The Thunder will be without Alex Caruso (quad), Isaiah Hartenstein (ankle), Nikola Topic, and Thomas Sorber.
Oklahoma City is coming off a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday — the teams met three times in November. Portland handed the Thunder their only loss of the season in the first matchup and played them competitively in one of the other two meetings.
This is the second meeting this season between Oklahoma City and Golden State. In their Nov. 11 matchup, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points in three quarters as the Thunder cruised to a 126-102 victory.
Chet Holmgren was perfect from the field that night, shooting 9-for-9 with 23 points and 11 rebounds, a performance that will be difficult to replicate on the road at Chase Center.
With the Thunder near full strength, Oklahoma City looks to improve to 21-1 and continue its record-setting pace toward a potential 70-win season. (Golden State went 73-9 in 2015-16.)
Without Curry, Golden State is expected to rely on Jimmy Butler III (20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists per game) and Gary Payton II.
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