The Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up a grueling road back-to-back when they take on the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. It’s the second matchup of the season between the two squads.
The Thunder (52-23) will try to pull off the upset without their two best players. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (quad contusion) and Jalen Williams (ankle sprain) are out.
Ousmane Dieng, Lindy Waters III, Keyontae Johnson, Olivier Sarr and Adam Flagler are all in the G League.
Meanwhile, the Celtics (59-16) could be without one of their top two players. Jaylen Brown (hand sprain) is questionable. Outside of him though, Boston remains relatively healthy.
Jaden Springer (knee tendinopathy) is questionable. Jordan Walsh, JD Davison, Drew Peterson and Neemias Queta are on G League assignments.
Even short-handed, the Thunder look to bounce back from a close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
The Celtics are cruising the to the end of the regular season; they have first place in the Eastern Conference and the top seed playoffs already clinched. They collected a double-digit win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday to wrap up a six-game road trip.
Tipoff from Boston is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.
