Thunder vs. Knicks: Three things to know
![The Thunder and Knicks will meet Saturday for the second time this season. [Seth Wenig/USA TODAY Sports]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/large960_blur-a11302154b3e7fb440ab4a5d2e5f2888.jpg)
Thunder vs. Knicks
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City
TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722, DirecTV 675, U-verse 751/1751), NBA TV (Cox 256/HD 726, DirecTV 216, U-verse 632/1632)
Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM
Three things to know
• The Knicks suffered their worst loss of the season, 134-101, Thursday night at the Bucks. New York had won four of its previous five games.
• The Thunder beat the Knicks 101-89 on Jan. 8 at Madison Square Garden. Hamidou Diallo had 23 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Diallo (groin soreness) will not play Saturday afternoon.
• The Knicks haven’t won at Chesapeake Energy Arena since Nov. 2015. The Thunder is 17-6 all time against the Knicks.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Knicks (19-19)
Player Ht. Pts. Reb. Ast.
G Elfrid Payton 6-4 12.6 3.8 3.7
G RJ Barrett 6-7 16.7 5.9 2.9
F Reggie Bullock 6-7 8.5 3.3 1.3
F Julius Randle 6-9 22.8 11.0 5.6
C Nerlens Noel 6-11 4.8 5.9 0.6
Thunder (16-21)
Player Ht. Pts. Reb. Ast.
G Theo Maledon 6-4 7.9 3.0 3.5
G Ty Jerome 6-5 8.0 3.4 2.8
G Luguentz Dort 6-3 12.4 3.5 1.5
F Aleksej Pokusevski 7-0 3.9 3.8 1.3
C Al Horford 6-9 14.3 6.8 3.4
Joe Mussatto, Staff writer