New Orleans visits Oklahoma City following Gilgeous-Alexander's 45-point game

New Orleans Pelicans (3-8, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (9-2, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City takes on the New Orleans Pelicans after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 45 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 134-128 win against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Oklahoma City went 57-25 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Thunder allowed opponents to score 112.7 points per game and shoot 45.5% from the field last season.

New Orleans finished 49-33 overall and 30-22 in Western Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Pelicans averaged 115.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.7 last season.

INJURIES: Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).

Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), CJ McCollum: out (adductor), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder ), Dejounte Murray: out (hand), Jordan Hawkins: out (back).

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