Both teams are severely short-handed for Saturday's game
The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder were already beat up going into Saturday's game, and then they each had a late development that made even more short-handed. The Warriors will be without starting shooting guard De'Anthony Melton , while the Thunder will be without All-Star Chet Holmgren .
Melton was listed as questionable earlier Saturday, while Holmgren wasn't on the injury report at all. Seth Curry, who was also listed as questionable earlier Saturday, will miss his 40th straight game due to sciatica.For the Thunder, Holmgren joins Jalen Williams , Alex Caruso , Ajay Mitchell and Isaiah Hartenstein as key Thunder rotation players unavailable. Kristaps Porzingis and Will Richard are listed as questionable, while Gary Payton II is probable.Here is what the Warriors' depth chart will look like against the Thunder:SG: Will Richard , Gary Payton II , LJ CryerC: Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis , Quinten PostWhen Moody is healthy, he can play small forward, which means the Warriors' primary backup at both positions isn't two-way players.Thunder Could Have Just 11 Players ActivePG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola TopicPF: Kenrich Williams, Payton SandifortWiggins and Barnhizer are listed as guards, but they are both 6'5", so they slot into the small forward spot here. Payton Sandifort is a 6'7" small forward listed as a power forward here because of how then the Thunder are on the front line. He signed a two-way contract five days ago and has never appeared in an NBA game.Suffice to say, the Thunder are small, and that should give the Warriors a chance.With that said, the Thunder are still loaded at the guard positions, and the Warriors don't have the personnel to contain Gilgeous-Alexander. That's why the Thunder are still rightfully the big favorites for Saturday's game.
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