The Oklahoma City Thunder return home to start a three-game homestand when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. It's the season's first matchup between the squads. The Thunder (34-7) look to return to wins.
The Nets come into this game following a 102-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday in which Brooklyn nearly pulled off an upset win over a Lakers team missing Anthony Davis. Nets guard D'Angelo Russell had 19 points and eight assists in his first game against his former Los Angeles team and he had a chance to win the game at the final buzzer to give himself the kind of revenge game that players dream of.
In the first meeting between these two teams on the season, the Thunder seek to bounce back from its Friday night loss amid several injuries.
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Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Plus, injury updates and news.
The most game-defining aspect of tonight's injury report is the hosts' star duo. LeBron James and Anthony Davis, two of the biggest names in all of basketball, are 'probable' to join the rotation, but that's not a guaruntee.
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