Orlando Magic (21-17, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11, second in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -11.5; over/under is 232
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City heads into a matchup against Orlando as winners of three games in a row.
The Thunder are 15-5 in home games. Oklahoma City ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 33.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmgren averaging 5.8.
The Magic are 8-12 on the road. Orlando has a 10-15 record against teams over .500.
The Thunder make 50.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than the Magic have allowed to their opponents (47.5%). The Magic average 11.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Thunder allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Williams is scoring 18.3 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points and 6.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
Paolo Banchero is averaging 23 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Magic. Jalen Suggs is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Orlando.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 128.4 points, 40.5 rebounds, 32.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 55.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points per game.
Magic: 4-6, averaging 112.0 points, 43.8 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.2 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: None listed.
Magic: Jonathan Isaac: day to day (illness), Gary Harris: day to day (calf), Wendell Carter Jr.: day to day (knee), Franz Wagner: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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