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Thunder's Alex Caruso: Ruled out for Wednesday
Caruso won't play against the Pelicans on Wednesday due to right hip soreness.
This will be the first missed game of the campaign for Caruso. With the veteran guard sidelined, players such as Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Kenrich Williams will be candidates to absorb a handful of minutes. Caruso should be considered questionable to play Friday against the Suns.
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Thunder's Malevy Leons: Recalled to NBA club
The Thunder recalled Leons from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Tuesday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
Leons was sent to the Blue early Tuesday, posting 19 points and 21 rebounds during their G League win over the Texas Legends. He's returned to the NBA club afterward, but he's not expected to be part of the regular NBA rotation moving forward.
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Thunder's Kenrich Williams: Gets limited run in season debut
Williams (knee) played six minutes off the bench in Monday's 134-128 win over the Clippers, finishing with three points (1-2 FG, 1-2 3Pt) and one assist.
Williams had missed the Thunder's first 10 games of the season while completing his recovery from knee surgery, but he returned Monday to provide a healthy body for an injury-ravaged Oklahoma City frontcourt. Head coach Mark Daigneault didn't turn to Williams for major minutes, however, as he instead relied heavily on small-ball lineups, including a starting five featuring the 6-foot-5, 211-pound Jalen Williams at center. Kenrich Williams could see his playing time pick up in the games to come, but the Thunder are still likely to rotate several different players at center until Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) likely makes his return in late November or early December to bring more stability at the position.
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Thunder's Alex Caruso: Season-high 12 points Monday
Caruso ended Monday's 134-128 victory over the Clippers with 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one steal across 20 minutes.
Caruso led the bench in scoring while posting a season-high 12 points in the win. The 30-year-old has struggled offensively through 11 regular-season outings, during which he has averaged 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting 30.9 percent from the floor across 19.5 minutes per game. While Caruso shouldn't be expected to provide double-digit scoring on a nightly basis, his defensive abilities have been crucial off the bench for the Thunder, and he'll likely continue to receive significant playing time in a stacked rotation.
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Thunder's Luguentz Dort: Efficient 19-point game in victory
Dort amassed 19 points (7-14 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT), two rebounds, two steals and one assist across 35 minutes in Monday's 134-128 win over the Clippers.
The forward recorded his second-highest mark in points on the season while finishing as the Thunder's third-leading scorer behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (45) and Jalen Williams (28). Dort has been an inconsistent scorer thus far, though he has shot 47.3 percent from the field and an extremely efficient 45.6 percent from beyond the arc. The 25-year-old will likely be featured much more heavily in the Thunder's offensive scheme with Chet Holmgren (hip) sidelined indefinitely.
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Thunder's Jalen Williams: Stuffs stat sheet in victory
Williams contributed 28 points (11-16 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds, six assists and two steals across 35 minutes in Monday's 134-128 victory over the Clippers.
With Chet Holmgren (hip) and Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) both out, Williams served as the Thunder's starting center while standing at 6-foot-5. The 23-year-old finished as the club's second-leading scorer behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (45), and Williams also racked up a team-high eight rebounds. With both of the club's big men expected to miss significant time, the Thunder will likely continue to experiment with the small-ball starting five. The star forward has proven his worth as a tenacious defender, though he has also accumulated seven games with 20-plus points through 11 regular-season outings.
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Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Explodes for career-high 45 points
Gilgeous-Alexander posted 45 points (13-21 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 15-16 FT), nine assists, five steals, three rebounds and two blocks across 39 minutes in Monday's 134-128 win over the Clippers.
With Chet Holmgren (hip) and Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) both out, Gilgeous-Alexander was the tallest player in the Thunder's starting five, though that didn't stop him from producing a career-high 45 points in a high-scoring victory. The superstar also tallied a season-high seven steals-plus-blocks, with five of those coming in the first quarter. Gilgeous-Alexander was able to score from anywhere Monday, and he lived from the charity stripe with a season-high 16 free-throw attempts. The 26-year-old has scored 20-plus points in all but one matchup thus far, and he has been a problem for opposing teams on both sides of the ball through 11 regular-season outings.
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Thunder's Isaiah Joe: Starting Monday
Joe is in the Thunder's starting lineup for Monday's game against the Clippers, Nick Gallo of the Thunder's official site reports.
The Thunder have experimented with their rotation by having Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace alternate in the starting lineup. However, with Chet Holmgren sidelined for 8-to-10 weeks due to a right hip fracture, Oklahoma City will roll with Wiggins and Joe in the starting five Monday while Wallace comes off the bench. Joe has scored in double digits in each of his last six games, and during that span he is averaging 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 23.8 minutes per game.
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Thunder's Kenrich Williams: Available to play
Williams (knee) is off the injury report for Monday's game against the Clippers.
Williams has a chance to make his 2024-25 debut after recovering from knee surgery. He'll need a ramp-up period before he's capable of playing major minutes, but the Thunder could carve out a spot for Williams in the frontcourt rotation right away with Chet Holmgren suffering a hip fracture in Sunday's loss to the Warriors that will sideline him for at least eight weeks.
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Thunder's Jalen Williams: Puts up 20 points Sunday
Williams produced 20 points (9-15 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, four assists, four blocks and one steal in 31 minutes during Sunday's 127-116 loss to Golden State.
Williams was one of two Oklahoma City players who scored at least 20 points in this loss, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being the other one. Expect Williams to embrace an even bigger role on offense in the coming weeks since Chet Holmgren (hip) is set to miss a couple of months.
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Thunder's Luguentz Dort: Stuffs stat sheet in loss
Dort notched 16 points (6-11 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in 30 minutes during Sunday's 127-116 loss to Golden State.
Dort has alternated double-digit and single-digit scoring figures in his last six appearances, but he could be in line for a bigger role on offense in the coming weeks due to the absence of Chet Holmgren (hip). Dort has scored at least 16 points four times already this season, and he could slide to the role of being the No. 3 scoring option for the Thunder behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams.
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Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Goes for 24 points Sunday
Gilgeous-Alexander supplied 24 points (6-17 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 12-14 FT), five rebounds, four assists and one block in 34 minutes during Sunday's 127-116 loss to the Warriors.
Gilgeous-Alexander didn't have his best shooting performance, but he salvaged his fantasy performance by scoring 50 percent of his output from the charity stripe. The star point guard has eclipsed the 20-point mark in six straight games while posting solid numbers across all categories. He's averaging 26.2 points, 6.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and a combined 1.4 steals-plus-blocks per game in that six-game stretch.
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Team Statistical Rankings
PTS/G | OPP PTS/G | |
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Team |
117.4 (6th) |
105.2 (2nd) |
Injuries
Player | Injury |
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C. Holmgren C Chet Holmgren C | Hip |
I. Hartenstein C Isaiah Hartenstein C | Hand |
A. Caruso PG Alex Caruso PG | Hip |
N. Topic PG Nikola Topic PG | Knee |
J. Williams PF Jaylin Williams PF | Hamstring |
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