OKC Thunder at New York Knicks: Lineups, tip-off time, how to watch
![Julius Randle leads the Knicks in points, rebounds and assists. [Raj Mehta/USA TODAY Sports]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/large960_blur-d7def8b392ee1107efa77b083c31c1d1.jpg)
Thunder at Knicks
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York
TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722, DirecTV 675, U-verse 751/1751)
Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM
Three things to know
• Julius Randle leads the Knicks in points (23.1), rebounds (12.0) and assists (7.4). It’s only an eight-game sample, but all three marks are career highs for the 26-year-old power forward.
• Former Thunder center Nerlens Noel is averaging 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 points and 1.2 blocks per game in his first season with the Knicks. Noel signed a one-year, $5 million contract with New York in the offseason. Noel has missed the last two games with an ankle injury.
• The Thunder is 16-6 all time against the Knicks, including 7-4 at Madison Square Garden. The Thunder beat the Knicks 126-103 last season in their only meeting.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Thunder (3-4)
Player — Ht. — Pts. — Reb. — Ast.
G — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 6-6 — 19.0 — 4.6 — 6.7
G — George Hill — 6-3 — 12.8 — 2.2 — 3.7
G — Luguentz Dort — 6-4 — 13.4 — 2.9 — 1.0
F — Darius Bazley — 6-8 — 13.1 — 9.0 — 1.7
C — Al Horford — 6-9 — 8.8 — 7.2 — 2.7
Knicks (5-3)
Player — Ht. — Pts. — Reb. — Ast.
G — Elfrid Payton — 6-4 — 14.6 — 4.0 — 5.0
G — RJ Barrett — 6-7 — 17.1 — 7.3 — 3.4
F — Reggie Bullock — 6-7 — 9.0 — 4.5 — 1.5
F — Julius Randle — 6-9 — 23.1 — 12.0 — 7.4
C — Mitchell Robinson — 7-0 — 8.6 — 8.4 — 0.5
Joe Mussatto, Staff writer
Joe Mussatto joined The Oklahoman in August 2018 to cover OU football, men’s basketball and softball. He previously covered University of Kentucky football and basketball for SEC Country. Mussatto is from Oklahoma City and lives in Norman. Read more ›