Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder faces the Atlanta Hawks on the road Friday. Plus, injury updates and news.

The last meeting between the two ended in a Rockets victory to the tune of 119-116. The Rockets are fifth in the West, while the Thunder are first. The Tunder are on a three-game

Now, the Rockets will need to beat the white-hot Thunder to get back in the win column. Just last night, the Thunder scored a blistering 146 points en route to their fifth victory

The Thunder (47-11) are fresh off an 18-point comeback win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Four OKC players scored 20-plus points in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Aaron Wiggins.

The Thunder (48-11) are fresh off a wire-to-wire win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and five assists. OKC has won two in a row. Meanwhile, the Spurs (25-33) are on the second night of a road-and-home back-to-back.

Tensions flared Sunday night when three players were ejected from a Thunders-Spurs clash. With Oklahoma City leading by six with a little more than three minutes to play in the third quarter, San Antonio forward Jeremy Sochan skied in for a dunk.