Injury Report, Updated Odds (3/31): Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks

Can the Oklahoma City Thunder build off a big win as they head east?

Josh Giddey (3) at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, / DOUG HOKE/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY

The Oklahoma City Thunder hits the road for an East Coast trip, which kicks off in the Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. Fresh off a big win, the Thunder has an opportunity to beat a good team to get the road trip off to a solid start.

As things stand, the Thunder is tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. On the other hand, the Knicks are the No. 4 seed in the East with the potential to jump to the third seed soon. 

This game could be a big win for whichever team comes out on top in terms of seeding. 

Injury Report

Thunder:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Questionable (Quad)

Lindy Waters, OUT (G League)

Olivier Sarr, OUT (G League)

Keyontae Johnson, OUT (G League)

Adam Flagler, OUT (G League)

Ousmane Dieng, OUT (G League)

Knicks:

Isaiah Hartenstein, Probable (Wrist)

Alecs Burks, Probable (Shoulder)

Mitchell Robinson, Questionable (Ankle)

Julius Randle, OUT (Shoulder)

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With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being questionable, it wouldn’t be a shock for him to be upgraded to active. Even if not, being upgraded to questionable from doubtful is a good sign for Gilgeous-Alexander’s health moving forward.

Outside of the Thunder superstar, the team only has inactives because of G League designations. 

For the Knicks, being without Randle and potentially Hartenstein certainly hurts them, but they’ll be otherwise healthy for the contest.

Updated Odds:

After starting off as a short 2.5-point favorite, the Thunder is a 1.5-point underdog on the road. They took the first battle, which was played in the Paycom Center, but playing in the Garden — potentially without Gilgeous-Alexander — will be a tall task for the Thunder.

If the Thunder can get the same play they’ve gotten from Josh Giddey as of late, this game could shape up to be a close, entertaining matchup.

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