Oklahoma City Thunder (53-12, first in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (47-18, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -4.5; over/under is 233.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hits the road against Boston looking to continue its six-game road winning streak.
The Celtics are 23-11 in home games. Boston is sixth in the league averaging 116.9 points and is shooting 46.2% from the field.
The Thunder are 24-7 on the road. Oklahoma City ranks sixth in the league averaging 14.3 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.7% from deep. Isaiah Joe leads the team averaging 2.4 makes while shooting 39.7% from 3-point range.
The 116.9 points per game the Celtics score are 9.8 more points than the Thunder allow (107.1). The Thunder average 11.5 more points per game (119.7) than the Celtics give up to opponents (108.2).
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Celtics. Jayson Tatum is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals for the Thunder. Aaron Wiggins is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 115.2 points, 44.2 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 128.6 points, 44.7 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 9.3 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.9 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Jayson Tatum: day to day (knee), Al Horford: day to day (toe), Kristaps Porzingis: day to day (illness).
Thunder: Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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