OKC blasts NY, wins 14th straight game
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rises to the occasion anew with 33 points as Oklahoma City downed New York, 117-107, in their NBA regular season game on Friday.
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Daily TribuneShai Gilgeous-Alexander rises to the occasion anew with 33 points as Oklahoma City downed New York, 117-107, in their NBA regular season game on Friday.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their 14th consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) victory, a 117-107 home win over the New York Knicks on Friday.
The Thunder matched the longest win streak in franchise history from the 1995-96 season, when they were the Seattle SuperSonics, and snapped New York’s nine-game win streak, the Knicks’ longest since 2013.
It was only the fourth time in the NBA’s 79-year history that teams on win streaks of nine or more games faced each other.
Canadian star Gilgeous-Alexander hit 12-of-26 from the floor and 7-of-7 from the free throw line while Jalen Williams added 20 points and Aaron Wiggins had 19 off the bench as Thunder reserves outscored the Knicks bench 35-5.
“They made big plays all night,” said Gilgeous-Alexander of his bench. “We’re a roster of 15 men, 15 professionals, 15 really skilled basketball players. Guys were ready for their moment.”
The Knicks closed the second quarter on a 23-10 run for a 66-54 half-time lead, Mikal Bridges scoring 19 of his team-high 24 points in the first half.