L.A. Clippers vs. Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The Clippers enter the NBA game with a 1-1 record, while the Thunder are 2-0.
Los Angeles most recently lost 117-125 to the L.A. Lakers. Brook Lopez, a player to watch for the Clippers, had 22 points, four rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes. Darius Garland added 26 points and six assists, and Rui Hachimura scored 16 points with six rebounds. In the Clippers’ other game this season, a 121-96 win over Sacramento, Lopez had 17 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and one block in 27 minutes.
Oklahoma City has opened the season with wins over Denver and San Antonio. In the Thunder’s most recent result, a 96-84 victory over Denver, Chet Holmgren finished with 12 points, 17 rebounds, two assists and four blocks in 28 minutes. Jalen Williams scored 21 points with five rebounds and three assists, and Alex Caruso added seven points, four rebounds, five assists and one block. Holmgren, Oklahoma City’s player to watch, had 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and four blocks in 31 minutes in a 116-104 win at San Antonio.
Lopez has scored 20 or more points in one of his first two games and has recorded at least one block in each contest. Holmgren has posted double-digit points and at least four blocks in both of his games this season. Lopez has 39 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks over his first two games. Holmgren has 26 points, 24 rebounds, four assists and eight blocks over his first two games. After Sunday, the Clippers are scheduled to face the Lakers, Minnesota, Golden State, Toronto, Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Utah. Oklahoma City is scheduled to face Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Cleveland, Cleveland, Memphis, Washington, Portland, Portland and the Clippers.
The Clippers and Thunder meet for the first time this season at Paycom Center. Los Angeles is the visiting team, and Oklahoma City is the home team. Both teams are in the early portion of their NBA schedules. The game is part of the NBA regular season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Oklahoma City Thunder 116, Los Angeles Clippers 115. Interstat’s ELO system gives Oklahoma City a 94 percent probability to win. Oklahoma City is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -16.5, and the over/under for the game is 224.5.