The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the Boston Celtics in an interconference showdown.
Oklahoma City enters Wednesday’s game with a 57-15 record after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers on the road on Monday night to extend their winning streak to 12 games.
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In Monday’s victory over the 76ers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder as he recorded 22 points, five rebounds and five assists while Jalen Williams added 18 points, four rebounds and six assists of his own.
Now Oklahoma City will try to grab their 13th consecutive victory on Wednesday as they face off against the Celtics in a tough road matchup.
On the other side, Boston enters Wednesday’s contest with a 47-24 record after losing at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
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Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics in Sunday’s loss as he ended the game with 29 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Jayson Tatum recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Wednesday night’s matchup, both squads may be without one of their key players due to injury.
Thunder Injury Report: Will Ajay Mitchell Play?
For the Thunder, they have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out rookie Thomas Sorber.
Oklahoma City has ruled out Sorber due to a torn ACL as he is expected to miss the remainder fo the season.
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The good news for the Thunder is that Ajay Mitchell is off their injury report after missing Monday’s victory due to a one-game suspension handed to him by the NBA for his role in the altercation that took place between Oklahoma City and the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
Celtics Injury Report
On the other side, the Celtics also only have one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out veteran big man Nikola Vucevic.
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Boston has ruled out Vucevic as he continues to recover from surgery to repair a fracture in his right ring finger.
With Vucevic still sidelined, Neemias Queta and Luka Garza could both continue to have increased roles.
Fans can catch Wednesday night’s matchup between the Thunder and Celtics from Boston at 7:30 p.m. ET.
