Thunder Game Day: OKC Takes on Celtics in Battle of League’s Best
The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially rolling.
With a current four-game win-streak capped with a victory over Brooklyn Sunday night — and six wins in their last seven tries — the Thunder are becoming one of the teams to beat league-wide.
On Tuesday, though, they’ll take on the league’s actual team to beat, the Boston Celtics, who have the top 2023-24 NBA championship odds.
ODDS:
The Thunder enter the day as 2.5-point underdogs against the Celtics, and the total over/under is 238.5 points.
KEYS TO THE GAME:
Firstly, Oklahoma City is going to have to have their 3-ball going against Boston to have a chance. They’ve been able to win in other ways against lesser teams, but there will be no shooting sub-30% from beyond the arc Tuesday and coming away with a win.
While stars like Jayson Tatum and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are going to get theirs, the game could be won in who limits the sub-stars the most.
Whoever comes away with more matchups between Jaylen Brown-Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren-Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White-Josh Giddey could be the victor.
RECORDS:
Oklahoma City Thunder (22-9) vs. Boston Celtics (26-6)
INJURIES:
Check out our live injury tracker, along with our game day injury report that will release later today.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at 7 p.m. CT
LOCATION:
TD Garden - Boston, Massachusetts
TV/RADIO:
Bally Sports Oklahoma, NBA League Pass, 98.1 FM The Sports Animal
FINAL WORD:
Regardless of the outcome, two of the best teams in the NBA are set to face off against one another in what should be a good litmus test for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
If they suffer a loss, they’ll have the information necessary to continue getting even better in time for the NBA Playoffs.
Winning could mean sending a message to the entire league.
Want to join the discussion? Like Inside the Thunder on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest Thunder news. You can also meet the team behind the coverage.
