Oklahoma City puts home win streak on the line against Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets (14-27, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (34-7, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its seven-game home win streak alive when the Thunder take on Brooklyn.
The Thunder are 18-2 in home games. Oklahoma City is ninth in the league with 116.2 points and is shooting 47.2% from the field.
The Nets are 9-16 on the road. Brooklyn gives up 113.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 6.9 points per game.
The Thunder are shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Nets allow to opponents. The Nets are shooting 44.6% from the field, 1.8% higher than the 42.8% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Thunder.
Nic Claxton is averaging 9.7 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 118.5 points, 42.2 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 10.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.9 points per game.
Nets: 2-7, averaging 103.3 points, 43.2 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (calf), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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