Vitals: Thunder at Kings

Everything you need to know when the Thunder visit Sacramento.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:33 am

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Mar 7, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Gerald Goodridge
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

Oklahoma City Thunder (37-24) at Sacramento Kings (21-41)
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 8 p.m. CST.
Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
Game 62 of 82

Anticipated Starting Lineups

	Oklahoma City	Sacramento
PG	Russell Westbrook 16.6 PPG, 7.9 APG	Beno Udrih 12.3 PPG, 3.8 APG
SG	Thabo Sefolosha 5.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG	Tyreke Evans 20.3 PPG, 5.4 APG
SF	Kevin Durant 29.7 PPG, 7.6 RPG	Omri Casspi 11.6 PPG, 5.0 RPG
PF	Jeff Green 14.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG	Carl Landry 17.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG
C	Nenad Krstic 8.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG	Spencer Hawes 10.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG

Injuries
Oklahoma City: None.
Sacramento: F Jon Brockman (knee, out); F Jason Thompson (back, out).

Where to find it?
On TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma
On Radio: Thunder Radio Network

What you need to know...

Oklahoma City has been on an offensive tear over its past five games, averaging 107 points over that span. The Thunder is 7-3 against division foes, sitting three-and-a-half games back of leader Denver, and Oklahoma City can continue to gain ground in the division against a weak in-division opponent. The Thunder could also gain some ground on Phoenix in the Western Conference after the Suns’ loss to the Pacers Saturday.

Sacramento has been terrible since the All-Star break, losers of eight games since the unofficial halfway mark of the season, including a loss to the Thunder. They have averaged 89 points per game over that 11-game stretch, and are near the bottom of the Western Conference looking up.

Who to watch...

Kevin Durant sits comfortably in second place for the NBA scoring title, averaging 29.7 points per game, while grabbing 7.6 rebounds per game and even dishing out 2.8 assists per game. Perhaps even more critical to Oklahoma City’s success as a team is the development of Russell Westbrook. The Thunder’s point man is seventh in the league in assists with 7.9 per game and eighth among point guards in scoring.

Tyreke Evans has been great for Sacramento in his rookie season, scoring 20.3 points per game while dishing out 5.4 assists per game. He leads all rookies in scoring and is a strong candidate for a rookie of the year title.