Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed out a short two-game road trip with a wire-to-wire win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. It's the season's first matchup between the two squads. The Thunder (24-5) have won nine in a row. They are one of the league's hottest teams.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Charlotte Hornets in a game that sees both teams banged up. The Thunder are without four key rotational pieces including two starters, this has led Mark Daigneault to shake things up.

The Thunder is on a nine-game win streak excluding its NBA Cup finals loss to Milwaukee, which doesn't count towards its record. Charlotte (7-23) suffered a 113-110 road loss to Washington on Thursday.

With OKC on a four-game winning streak, they hope to add number five despite having an assortment of notable injuries.