Washington Faces Oklahoma City, Aiming to Break 7-Game Home Slide

The Washington Wizards host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday at 5 p.m. EDT. Washington enters 16-53 overall and sits 14th in the Eastern Conference. Oklahoma City is 55-15 and leads the Western Conference.

Matchup overview

Washington faces Oklahoma City while aiming to end a seven-game home slide. The Wizards are 11-25 in home contests this season.

Oklahoma City ranks second in the league in fewest points allowed. The Thunder concede 107.5 points per game and hold opponents to 43.4 percent shooting. Their road mark is 26-8.

Scoring and defense

Washington allows 123.7 points per game and carries a minus-11.2 point differential. The Wizards score 112.5 points per game, about five points more than the Thunder give up.

Recent form

The Wizards have lost each of their last 10 games. Over that span they average 114.6 points, 38.1 rebounds and 23.5 assists per game. Opponents have averaged 127.8 points against Washington in those contests.

The Thunder are 10-0 in their past 10 games. They average 113.3 points, 45.1 rebounds and 24.1 assists while allowing just 104.4 points per game. Oklahoma City also averages 9.8 steals per game in that span.

Key players

Alex Sarr leads Washington with 16.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and he contributes two blocks per contest. Guard Tre Johnson has made an average of 2.0 three-pointers over his last 10 games.

For the Thunder, Chet Holmgren averages 17.2 points and 9.0 rebounds. Jared McCain has knocked down 2.5 made threes per game over his last 10 outings.

The teams met earlier this season on Oct. 31. Oklahoma City won 127-108, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points in that game.

Injury report

• Wizards: Anthony Davis out (finger); Cam Whitmore out for season (shoulder).
• Wizards (continued): Leaky Black day-to-day (ankle); Kyshawn George out (elbow).
• Wizards (continued): D’Angelo Russell out (not injury related); Trae Young day-to-day (quad); Bilal Coulibaly day-to-day (heel).
• Thunder: Branden Carlson day-to-day (back); Isaiah Hartenstein day-to-day (calf).
• Thunder (continued): Jalen Williams day-to-day (hamstring); Thomas Sorber out for season (knee); Luguentz Dort day-to-day (rest).

Expect the Thunder’s stingy defense to challenge Washington’s efforts to change momentum at home. The Wizards will look for stronger defensive stops and more consistent offense to avoid a seventh straight home loss.