Vitals: Charlotte vs. Oklahoma City

Everything you need to know about the Thunder's game against the Bobcats.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:24 am

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Dec 26, 2009 2:49 PM CDT

Andrew Topps
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

Charlotte Bobcats (11-16) vs. Oklahoma City (14-14)
Saturday, December 23, 2009, 7:00 p.m. CST
Ford Center, Oklahoma City
Game 29 of 82

Expected Starting Lineups

	Charlotte	Oklahoma City
PG	Raymon Felton 12.6 PPG 5.2 APG	Russell Westbrook 16.2 PPG, 6.9 APG
SG	Stephen Jackson 18.0 PPG 4.8 RPG	Thabo Sefolosha 6.5 PPG, 5.2 RPG
SF	Gerald Wallace 18.1 PPG 12.1 PPG	Kevin Durant 27.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG
PF	Boris Diaw 10.8 PPG	Jeff Green 15.1 PPG, 6.3 RPG
C	Nazr Mohammed 7.2 PPG 4.3RPPG	Nenad Krstic 8.0 PPG, 4.9 RPG

Injuries
Oklahoma City: G/F Kyle Weaver (shoulder, out); G Kevin Ollie (knee, out).
Charlotte: C Tyson Chandler (foot, out) ; G Flip Murray (ankle, day-to-day)

Where to find it...
On TV: Fox Sports Southwest
On Radio: Thunder Radio Network

What you need to know...

The Thunder are back from a three-game road trip where the team went 1-2. Oklahoma City lost those two game by a combined nine points. Now the Thunder get a break from its tough schedule by facing the Charlotte Bobcats, who own the second-worst record in the NBA.

Charlotte is 1-12 on the road this season and have lost the last five away from home. The Bobcats are one of the lowest scoring teams in the NBA and will be without center Tyson Chandler for at least a week.

Who to watch...

Kevin Durant will attempt to score 30 points for the third straight game. Durant is fourth in the league in scoring and at 21, could become just the fourth player 21 or younger to average 25 points in a season. Lebron James, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony and Rick Barry are the others.

The Bobcats will have Gerald Wallace back for the second straight game. Wallace tallied his third straight double-double against the Pistons Tuesday.