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Thunder at Bobcats
7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| BOBCATS | THUNDER | |||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | |
| G, K. Walker | 17.2 | 3.4 | G, R. Westbrook | 23.6 | 7.9 | |
| G, G. Henderson | 13.2 | 2.8 | G, T. Sefolosha | 7.7 | 4.0 | |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 9.2 | 5.6 | F, K. Durant | 28.6 | 7.9 | |
| F. B. Mullens | 12.0 | 7.3 | F. S. Ibaka | 13.6 | 7.8 | |
| C, B. Biyombo | 4.5 | 7.0 | C, K. Perkins | 4.5 | 5.9 | |
Matchup to Watch
Kevin Durant vs. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: The Bobcats rookie faces a huge test against one of the NBA’s top all-around scorers.
Observations
• The Bobcats’ last game against the Thunder – a 114-69 thumping in Oklahoma City in November – was the widest margin of defeat in franchise history.
• The Bobcats owe their second-round pick in June to the Thunder to complete the Byron Mullens deal – one of the best trades in Bobcats history.
• The Thunder had a nationally televised game against the Knicks Thursday night in New York City.
Tap-ins
• Backup point guard Ramon Sessions was diagnosed Thursday with a left knee sprain (medial collateral ligament). Sessons (14.4 ppg), the team’s second-leading scorer, is expected to miss the next two to four weeks due to the injury.
• Mullens has been limited of late with a sore right knee.
Did you know?
The Thunder’s two turnovers versus the Lakers tied an NBA record for fewest giveaways ever. That’s only happened three times in the league’s history.
Rick Bonnell
