Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88

"I thought we played with better force in the second half offensively," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "I thought we were a little sluggish in the second quarter on offense. And our physicality 42 minutes on was really good tonight.

How not having Alex Caruso against the Pelicans adds more problems for the Chet Holmgren-less Thunder. Competing without Chet Holmgren became more complicated for the Oklahoma City Thunder as Alex Caruso was ruled out before their matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Oklahoma City Thunder revealed their City Edition Uniforms for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday. "The 24-25 City Edition Uniform is an expression of Oklahoma City's progression and unique cultural renaissance stemming from the optimism inherent in Oklahoma's people and heritage,

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

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