On Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors will be in Oklahoma City to play the Thunder.
The Warriors are coming off an impressive 115-113 victory over the Houston Rockets (in Texas).
Kristaps Porzingis missed his sixth straight game.
Warriors Make Kristaps Porzingis Announcement
Before Friday’s game, the Warriors announced that Porzingis will be listed as questionable.
Porzingis has played in one game for the Warriors (he scored 12 points).
Underdog NBA wrote: “Kristaps Porzingis (illness) listed questionable for Saturday.”
Porzingis had started his season with the Atlanta Hawks where he had averages of 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per contest while shooting 45.7% from the field and 36.0% from three-point range in 17 games.
ESPN’s Anthony Slater wrote (on Thursday): “Kristaps Porzingis got on the court yesterday and is supposed to get a workout in tonight in Houston. No update on when he’ll return, but feeling better. Kerr: “Hopefully that bodes well for him playing soon.””
Golden State Warriors Right Now
The Warriors have been able to keep afloat in the standings despite being without Porzingis (and Steph Curry).
They are the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 32-30 record in 62 games.
After the Thunder, the Warriors will continue their road trip when they visit the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
On the road, they are 13-17 in 30 games away from Chase Center.
OKC This Season
The Thunder are the first seed in the Western Conference with a 49-15 record in 64 games.
They are in the middle of a four-game winning streak (and are 8-2 over their last ten).
Following Golden State, the Thunder will play their next game on Monday when they remain at home to host Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets.