Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics: How to Watch, Schedule, Live Stream Info, Start Time, TV Channel

Who is playing

Boston Celtics @ Oklahoma City Thunder

Current records: Boston 26-9, Oklahoma City 29-5

How to watch

• When: Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 3:30 pm ET
• Where: Paycom Center – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• TV: NBA TV
• Continue: CBS Sports App
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Ticket cost: $55.00

What to know

The Boston Celtics’ road trip will continue as they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Paycom Center. The Celtics strut around with some offensive muscle, as they have averaged 119.3 points per game this season.

The Celtics will come into Friday’s game hoping to keep up the good times: They only won by three the last time they took the court, which might have inspired the 23 points they gave the Rockets on Friday. The Celtics defeated the Rockets 109-86. Boston has made a habit of running its opponents off the court, having won 11 games by 19 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, the Thunder entered their matchup with the Knicks on Friday with eight straight wins, but will begin their next game with nine. They celebrated the new year with a 117-107 victory over New York. Oklahoma City trailed 66-52 with 0:32 left in the second quarter, but they still managed a handy ten-point victory.

The Thunder’s victory was a true team effort, with many players putting in solid performances. Perhaps the best of them was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 33 points and seven assists. Gilgeous-Alexander’s night made it four straight games in which he scored at least 30 points. Another player who made the difference was Aaron Wiggins, who was 7 of 9 and scored 19 points plus five rebounds and two blocks.

Boston has been on a roll lately: they’ve won four of their last five meetings, adding a nice boost to their 26-9 record this season. As for Oklahoma City, their victory was their fifth in a row at home, bringing their record to 29-5.

While fans of both teams were happy after their last outing, their bettors probably weren’t as neither team covered. Looking ahead, the Thunder are expected to win a close contest unless someone blows the buzzer. This contest will be the 27th consecutive favorite (so far in this stretch they are 17-9 against the spread).

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: the Celtics haven’t given the ball away easily this season, having averaged just 11.4 turnovers per game (they rank second in turnovers per game overall). However, it’s not like the Thunder (currently ranked first) are struggling in that department, as they’ve averaged just 11.1. Given these competing strengths, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Odd

Oklahoma City is a slight 2-point favorite against Boston, according to the latest report. NBA Odds.

The bettors were in line with the betting community on this one, as the game started with a 2-point lead and stayed there.

The over/under is 221.5 points.

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History of the series

Boston has won 6 of its last 10 games against Oklahoma City.

• April 3, 2024 – Boston 135 vs. Oklahoma City 100
• January 2, 2024: Oklahoma City 127 vs. Boston 123
• January 3, 2023: Oklahoma City 150 vs. Boston 117
• November 14, 2022: Boston 126 vs. Oklahoma City 122
• March 21, 2022: Boston 132 vs. Oklahoma City 123
• November 20, 2021: Boston 111 vs. Oklahoma City 105
• April 27, 2021: Oklahoma City 119 vs. Boston 115
• March 27, 2021: Boston 111 vs. Oklahoma City 94
• March 8, 2020: Oklahoma City 105 vs. Boston 104
• February 9, 2020: Boston 112 vs. Oklahoma City 111