The Washington Wizards face a huge early test on Thursday night against the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Game info
When: Thursday, Oct. 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass
Injuries: For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly (thumb) is expected to make his season debut. For the Thunder, Jalen Williams (wrist), Chet Holmgren (back), and Isaiah Joe (knee) are all game-time decisions.
What to watch for
The Wizards are looking to erase Tuesday’s overtime collapse against the Philadelphia 76ers. What better way to do that than to take on the juggernaut Thunder on their home floor.
The Thunder have hardly had any semblance of a championship hangover. Even without the injured Jalen Williams, OKC has swept its first five games en route to the NBA’s best record in the young season.
It’ll be interesting to see how Washington’s young ball-handlers perform against the immense pressure OKC constantly applies on the ball. With the Thunder rotation stacked with a plethora of lockdown perimeter defenders, Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, and Tre Johnson will have their ball security and playmaking abilities tested by the league’s best.
