Brooklyn Nets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (15-38) are traveling to Paycom Center on Friday where they will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14).

The Nets played the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-110 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Nets walked away with 18 while the Pacers totaled 18 fouls. They converted 15 out of their 42 tries from beyond the arc. Indiana shot 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 10 of 14 tries. Furthermore, Indiana snagged 42 boards (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Indiana recorded 29 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the field on 45 of 92 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 20 of 26 shots for a rate of 76.9%. Brooklyn wrapped up the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (38 out of 85) and buried 14 out of their 33 3-point attempts.

Nolan Traore is one guy who played a role for the game. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. Traore finished the contest at 61.5% from the floor and also totaled 8 dimes.

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Brooklyn enters this contest with a win-loss record of 15-38 for the season. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 40.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,347 dimes for the year, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are connecting on 34.4% on 3-point shots (727 of 2,116) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They average 107.7 points per contest (30th in the NBA) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

On defense, the Nets have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are 14th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,449 surrendered this year. The Nets defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (2,237 of 4,540) and they relinquish 42.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 37.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 13th in the league in PPG allowed (114.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-93 against the Bucks. In reference to rebounding, Oklahoma City allowed Milwaukee to get 49 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 17 of 42 and finished the game at 5 out of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Thunder permitted the Bucks to convert 44 out of 95 attempts from the field which had them at 46.3% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 83 from the floor which had them shooting 37.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City buried 15 out of their 45 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 80.0%. The Bucks earned 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Thunder were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest.

Isaiah Joe pitched in for the Thunder for the game. Joe earned 17 points in his 29 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 5 of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 42-14 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA. Oklahoma City has tallied 6,703 points for the season (119.7 per game) and they pull in 43.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per game (18th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Thunder have committed 19.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 82.1% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 37.1% on 3-point attempts (808 of 2,177) and opponents are converting on 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.9 dimes and 45.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 6th and 24th in the league. The Thunder are ranked 1st in the league in points allowed per contest with 108.0. They are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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