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Oklahoma City Thunder
6-2 · 2-2 on the road
2026-12-20
4:00 PM PT
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5-4 · 1-2 at home

Biggest mismatches

A clash of tempos: ATL plays at the 6th-fastest pace, OKC at the 22nd.

Team vs team

Season before this game (OKC 8 games, ATL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

OKCATL
Scoring
110.022nd · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
115.812th · Average
108.88th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
113.015th · Average
+1.216th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+2.813th · Average
Efficiency
109.120th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.018th · Average
108.59th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.211th · Average
+0.618th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+0.817th · Average
100.522nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
104.36th
Shooting
50.0%27th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.5%19th · Average
54.6%26th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.3%25th · Below avg
10.928th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.44th · Top 5
33.3%21st · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.1%14th · Average
0.2427th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2030th · Bottom 5
Defense
51.7%10th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.9%18th · Average
7.820th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.76th · Above avg
5.87th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.429th · Bottom 5
Possessions
12.2%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.8%7th · Above avg
27.5%16th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
29.1%11th · Average
46.68th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
44.712th · Average
21.629th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
31.01st · Top 5

Recent form

Oklahoma City Thunder
WLLWW

Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season +1.2). Streak W2.

Atlanta Hawks
LWLWW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season +2.8). Streak W2.

Key players

Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG 30.14.24.555.8
Ajay MitchellG 17.84.03.557.6
Jalen WilliamsG-F 13.74.73.347.2
Chet HolmgrenC-F 12.09.31.355.8
Atlanta Hawks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG 21.73.32.759.8
Jalen JohnsonF 18.39.07.952.1
CJ McCollumG 14.33.04.156.0
Aaron WigginsG 13.93.71.957.6

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder
Cason Wallace G · back ~2027-03-02 Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~2027-01-02 Out
Jalen Williams G-F · back ~2027-03-02 Out
Nikola Topic G · back ~2026-11-13 Out
Thomas Sorber C · back ~2026-11-13 Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Atlanta Hawks
Henri Veesaar C · back ~2027-07-01 Out
Mouhamed Gueye F · back ~2026-11-20 Out
Asa Newell F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Jalen Johnson F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Jock Landale C · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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