Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren.

The Oklahoma City Thunder may be shorthanded along the frontline, but they are a team with incredible depth — and they have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He went off for a career-high 45 points plus nine assists to lift the Thunder past the visiting Clippers,

The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. It'll be the season's first matchup between the teams. The contest will be shown to a national audience on ESPN. The Thunder (9-2) continue their season-long six-game homestand.

Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Plus, injury updates and news.

The very shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans take on the Brooklyn Nets tonight in a game they shouldn't lose. Both teams have a combined 12 players listed on the injury report. The New Orleans Pelicans have seven players listed on their injury report: Zion Williamson,