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The Oklahoma City Thunder enter Thursday night's game against the Boston Celtics looking to continue their impressive form.
The Thunder have won six consecutive games and nine of their last 10.
As for the Celtics, they are looking to bounce back after a nine-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday.
Prior to the matchup, Oklahoma City received some encouraging injury news, as both Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso have been taken off the injury report, making them available for Thursday's contest.
Jalen Williams, Isaiah Hartenstein and Branden Carlson remain out.
For Boston, Jayson Tatum has been ruled out due to injury management, having recently returned from an Achilles injury that sidelined him for the first 62 games of the year.
Nikola Vucevic remains out recovering from a fractured finger.
Derrick White was added to the injured list and is questionable due to a right knee contusion. White is coming off of a strong performance Tuesday against San Antonio, where he scored 19 points in the third quarter alone.
Lastly, Payton Pritchard will return to action for Boston, after missing their last game due to neck spasms.
Sitting just two and a half games ahead of the Spurs in the Western Conference, the Thunder will be hopeful to earn a win and keep their lead for the No. 1 seed.
Boston on the other hand will try to pass Detroit for the top seed in the East, trailing the Pistons by three and a half games with 17 remaining.
The New York Knicks are lurking close behind, trailing the Celtics by two games.
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