On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers in Oklahoma.
For the game, they could be without their best player, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as questionable due to a back injury.
Underdog NBA: “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (back) now listed questionable Monday.”
The former Kentucky star had originally been listed as out, so the fact that he is now questionable is a very good sign.
He did not play in Saturday’s 115-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at home.
Currently, the former 11th-overall pick is in the middle of a career year with averages of 31.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per contest in 27 games.
There is a very good chance that he will make his first NBA All-Star Game in 2023.
The Thunder came into the night as the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 12-18 record in 30 games.
Over the last ten games, they have gone 4-6, and at home the Thunder are 7-7 in 14 games.
As for the Trail Blazers, they came into the night tied with the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings for the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 17-13 in 30 games, and 2.5 games behind the New Orleans Pelicans for the first seed.
Over the last ten games, the Trail Blazers have gone 6-4, and they are a very solid 10-7 in the 17 games that they have played on the road away from Portland, Oregon.
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