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Thunder vs. Kings

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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Thunder Cover: Metta World Peace Suspended Seven Games

Apr 25L.A. Laker's forward Metta World Peace was suspended for...

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Daequan Cook leads Thunder past Kings

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Thunder Cover - What Should Happen to Metta World Peace?

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Three things to know

This is the fourth and final meeting between the Thunder and Kings. The Thunder is 2-1 against the Kings.

The Kings are second-to-last in the Western Conference. Sacramento has lost eight of its past 10 games.

After averaging 26.6 points on 49.2 percent shooting in March, his best scoring production in any month of his career, Russell Westbrook is averaging just 20.7 points on 38.4 percent shooting in April.

Projected starters

Thunder (46-18)
Pos.	Player	Ht.	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.
G	Russell Westbrook	6-3	23.7	4.5	5.4
G	Thabo Sefolosha	6-7	4.8	3.1	1.1
F	Kevin Durant	6-9	27.9	8.0	3.5
F	Serge Ibaka	6-10	9.1	7.7	0.4
C	Kendrick Perkins	6-10	5.0	6.6	1.2
Kings (21-43)
Pos.	Player	Ht.	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.
G	Isaiah Thomas	5-9	11.5	2.6	4.0
G	Tyreke Evans	6-6	16.4	4.6	4.5
F	Marcus Thornton	6-4	18.7	3.7	1.9
F	DeMarcus Cousins	6-11	17.8	10.9	1.6
C	Jason Thompson	6-11	8.8	6.9	1.2

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