Nets vs Thunder Game Breakdown

Get ready to electrify your screens as the underdog Brooklyn Nets, hungry for some respect, bolt into the Paycom Center to challenge the dominating Oklahoma City Thunder in what promises to be a pivotal first-round NBA Playoff clash tonight at 08:00 PM EST. With the Thunder roaring off a rare setback and the Nets looking to flip the script after a nail-biter loss, tonight’s showdown sets the stage for an epic rebound. The stakes? A hefty 214.5 points line dangling over a game where the Thunder aim to strike back and the Nets could weave a surprise upset. So, as the Nets try to entangle the Thunder in their web, let’s see if Brooklyn can catch lightning in a bottle in OKC’s own backyard!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 19, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	OKL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+900	-1900	215.0	17.0/-17.0
Recent	+1000	-2200	214.5	17.5/-17.5
Difference	+100	-300	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

20W-42L

9.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

46W-9L

90.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/05/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	21	26	32	36	115	Over
01/05/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	39	36	26	23	124	Over
12/31/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	36	20	23	29	108	Over
12/31/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	26	30	35	124	Over
03/14/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	29	20	25	107	Over
03/14/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	24	28	38	31	121	Over
01/15/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	20	27	37	112	Under
01/15/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	24	26	30	22	102	Under
01/13/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	38	32	30	30	130	Over
01/13/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	26	25	32	26	109	Over
11/14/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	31	29	30	120	Over
11/14/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	23	26	22	96	Over

Nets Vs Over/Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/17	vs LAL	101-102L	45	28	17	82
01/15	vs LAC	67-126L	39	15	20	83
01/14	vs POR	132-114W	44	36	11	90
01/12	vs UTA	111-112L	54	26	8	92
01/10	vs DEN	105-124L	39	26	17	90
01/08	@ DET	98-113L	38	24	15	86
01/06	@ IND	99-113L	51	23	14	98
01/04	@ PHI	94-123L	39	22	22	82
01/02	vs MIL	113-110W	51	26	14	88
01/01	vs TOR	113-130L	32	28	11	87

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/17	vs DAL	98-106L	46	24	15	91
01/16	@ CLE	134-114W	39	25	6	105
01/14	vs PHI	118-102W	38	32	17	81
01/12	vs WAS	136-95W	56	26	13	95
01/10	vs NYK	126-101W	46	20	15	89
01/08	vs CLE	122-129L	38	35	13	90
01/03	@ NYK	117-107W	41	27	13	84
01/02	@ LAC	116-98W	35	29	9	86
12/31	@ MIN	113-105W	37	25	9	89
12/29	@ MEM	130-106W	45	35	10	103

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	33.0	28.4	26.1	80%	26.3
Noah Clowney PF	23.0	19.2	17.7	40%	20.9
Keon Johnson SG	19.0	23.4	18.9	63%	22.3
Ben Simmons PG	29.0	27.1	23.3	77%	24.2
Ziaire Williams SF	23.0	25.0	20.2	53%	23.8

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	22.0	23.2	23.0	100%	23.3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	49.0	52.0	52.6	100%	52.9
Cason Wallace SG	25.0	25.4	19.8	77%	21.4
Jalen Williams PF	41.0	37.0	40.2	100%	40.6
Jaylin Williams C GTD	16.0	22.1	15.3	10%	25.9

Nets Notable Injuries

Dariq Whitehead (SG): Avg: 3.4pts, 0.9reb, 0.5ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 1.1
Reece Beekman (PG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.7reb, 1.2ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 1.4

Thunder Notable Injuries

Isaiah Hartenstein (C): Avg: 8.6pts, 9.0reb, 3.0ast, 26.6 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 5.9
Alex Caruso GTD (PG/SF): Avg: 9.1pts, 3.6reb, 3.2ast, 26.6 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 3.1
Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 4.3pts, 3.5reb, 1.7ast, 13.4 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 2.9

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Nic Claxton	BRO	Pts	8.5	11.9	+3.4	60%	60%	60%	60%	OKL	-1.2	#8
D’Angelo Russell	BRO	Pts	14.5	15.3	+0.8	40%	40%	47%	47%	OKL	-2.8	#2
Ben Simmons	BRO	Reb	5.5	6.9	+1.4	40%	40%	40%	40%	OKL	0.0	#15

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#3	#26	#14	-0.4%
PF	#4	#17	#6	#7	-4.7%
PG	#24	#21	#24	#24	3.4%
SF	#24	#6	#21	#22	3.9%
SG	#14	#1	#14	#13	-2.0%

Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#24	#10	#9	-4.3%
PF	#8	#5	#4	#2	-11.7%
PG	#15	#15	#5	#6	-6.7%
SF	#1	#11	#13	#2	-12.8%
SG	#2	#17	#4	#2	-12.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

103.6

117.9

Rebounds per Game

41.1

43.8

Assists per Game

24.3

26.6

Steals per Game

7.6

10.8

Blocks per Game

3.9

4.8

Shots per Game

85.0

91.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.2

13.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.1

56.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.7

36.6

Turnovers per Game

14.9

11.6

Fouls per Game

20.2

20.3

Recent Trends

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Reece Beekman (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 37.5% to 11.3, 18.0 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.