The Charlotte Hornets (7-23) are back home on Saturday, this time hosting Shai Gilegous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-5). Charlotte comes into the matchup in a tailspin. Losers of 14 of their last 15 games by an average margin of defeat of 9.4 points, the playoff aspirations of the early season have quickly gone out the window.

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The Boston Celtics will face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Paycom Center. Oklahoma City is 29-5 overall and 16-2 at home, while Boston is 26-9 overall and 13-3 on the road.

The Oklahoma City Thunder stroll into Charlotte in search of its tenth straight win. Though, despite the Hornets lowly 7-23 record, this will not be a push-over

The Charlotte Hornets (7-26) take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) Sunday. Tip-off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is set for 6 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Hornets vs.

Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Plus, injury updates and news.

The C's led by 13 points late in the first half, but the Thunder erased that deficit with stifling defense throughout the final two quarters. They limited the Celtics to just 15 third-quarter points and held them to 9-for-46 shooting (19.

Ranked second in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics are one of the few teams that can matchup with the Thunder very well when it comes to star power, defensive prowess, an