The NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder (30-6) returns home on Monday night from a loss on Sunday as they close out a back-to-back, looking to complete a season sweep of the Charlotte Hornets (12-23), who snapped a three-game losing streak on Saturday night.
How to Watch Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City lost in the closing seconds on Sunday night, falling to the Phoenix Suns 108-105. Ajay Mitchell's potential game-tying corner 3 at the buzzer was off the mark. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points in the loss for the Thunder while Jalen Williams finished with 23 points and seven assists, and Chet Holmgren put up 18 points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots. OKC didn't have starting center Isaiah Hartenstein (calf) or reserve Jaylin Williams (heel) on Sunday night.
The Hornets pulled away from the host Chicago Bulls with a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter on the way to a 112-99 victory. Miles Bridges led the charge with 26 points and 14 rebounds, with Brandon Miller scoring 22 points and LaMelo Ball finishing with 17 points and seven assists.
The Thunder won the first meeting between the teams in Charlotte 109-96 on Nov. 15. Gilgeous-Alexander averages 31.9 points and 6.4 assists, and Holmgren posts 18.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Cason Wallace gets 2.1 steals a night. Charlotte may get back some of its banged-up bigs, as Moussa Diabaté (wrist), Ryan Kalkbrenner (elbow), and Tidjane Salaün (ankle) are listed as day-to-day. Bridges scores an average of 20.2 points for the Hornets, with Ball getting 19.8 points and 8.2 assists per game and Diabaté grabbing 8.1 rebounds a night.
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