Overview
- Friday in Sacramento marks both clubs' first NBA Cup game, part of the West Group A schedule.
- Oklahoma City enters 8-1 after a 121-119 defeat in Portland in which it let a 22-point lead slip on the second night of a back-to-back.
- The Thunder won the first meeting 107-101 on Oct. 29, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closed with a late 3-pointer and finished with 31 points plus nine rebounds.
- Updated listings show OKC with Jalen Williams out and Lu Dort questionable, while Sacramento has Domantas Sabonis questionable and Keegan Murray out.
- Sacramento is coming off a 121-116 win over Golden State led by Russell Westbrook’s 23-point triple-double, the 204th of his career.