THUNDER VS. CELTICS

•When: 7 p.m. Thursday

•Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena

•TV: FS Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722; Dish 416; DirecTV 675; U-verse 751/1751); TNT (Cox 31/HD 730; Dish 138; DirecTV 245; U-verse 108/1108)

•Radio: WWLS-AM 640/98.1 FM

Three things to know

• The Thunder is last in the NBA in effective fieldgoal percentage (43.4 percent), which adjusts for made 3-pointer being worth 1.5 times more than made 2-pointers.

• Amid an uptick in offense around the league, the Celtics’ defense has remained stingy, keeping opponents to 97.3 points per 100 possessions, No. 1 in the NBA.

• The Thunder is second in the NBA in offensive rebounding rate, pulling down 35.6 percent of its missed shots. The Celtics are sixth in the NBA in defensive rebound rate, grabbing 76.3 percent of opponents’ missed shots.

PROJECTED STARTERS Thunder (0-3) Player

G Russell Westbrook G Terrance Ferguson F Paul George F Patrick Patterson C Steven Adams Celtics (2-2)

Player

G Kyrie Irving G Jaylen Brown F Gordon Hayward F Jayson Tatum

C Al Horford *-Blocks per game Ht. 6-3 6-7 6-9 6-9 7-0

Ht. 6-3 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-10 Pts. 32.0

2.0 25.3

5.3 14.7

Pts. 16.5

9.3 11.7 17.5 11.5 Reb. 12.0 2.0 5.3 3.0 14.3

Reb. 4.3 4.8 5.3 10.5

7.4 Ast. 8.0 0.3 3.7 1.0*

1.3

Ast. 5.8 1.8 1.7 2.3 4.5