The Brooklyn Nets (17-51) are nearing the end of their 2025-26 NBA season with the hope that they finish the campaign strong and learn more about each player on the roster. Brooklyn has arguably its toughest matchup of the season on Wednesday against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder (54-15) and if you’re wondering where you can watch all the action live, you’ve come to the right place!
The Nets come into this game following a 114-95 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday in which Brooklyn was able to do much on either end of the floor. Two-Way forward Chaney Johnson led the way for the Nets with his 17 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench while rookie guard Ben Saraf had 15 points and four assists as the backup point guard.
The Thunder enter this matchup after a 113-108 win at the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in which a back-and-forth affair required an outstanding from the reigning NBA MVP. Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had one of his best performances of the season with 40 points and five rebounds to lead the Thunder while forward Chet Holmgren had 20 points and 12 rebounds.
The Lines, Courtesy Of BetMGM
Notable Injuries
Nets: OUT: Egor Demin (left plantar fascia injury management) and Day’Ron Sharpe (thumb). QUESTIONABLE: Michael Porter Jr. (ankle) and Ben Saraf (foot). PROBABLE: Terance Mann (Achilles) and Nolan Traore (eye).
Thunder: NOT YET SUBMITTED.
Advice and Prediction
The Nets are dealing with some key injuries at the moment and in the meantime, they will be taking the rest of the season to evaluate the players at the bottom of the roster. In Monday’s loss to the Trail Blazers, Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez played all 11 players that saw the floor at least 16 minutes, showing that he isn’t afraid to put different groups of players together.
The Thunder are on the opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to their franchise life-cycle as they are hoping to repeat as league champions amidst another dominant season. Oklahoma City is also relatively-healthy at this point of the season outside of the fact that they have been playing without forward Jalen Williams, but Gilgeous-Alexander has been doing his part to pick up the slack.
The Nets and Thunder both rank in the bottom half of the league in pace, but the difference between the two teams is on the offensive and defensive ends. Brooklyn ranks as one of the worst units in the NBA when it comes to offensive rating and defensive rating while Oklahoma City is towards the top of the Association in both categories.
Prediction: Thunder 110, Nets 95
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets vs. Thunder betting preview: Prediction, point spread, odds
Reporting by Sharif Phillips-Keaton, Nets Wire / Nets Wire
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