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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander resets his career-high because the Chet Holmgren-less OKC Thunder lean on small ball to take down the LA Clippers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 factors to steer the host Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder to a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday evening (Tuesday, November 12, Manila time).
Oklahoma Metropolis is 3-0 this season on the second evening of a back-to-back. The Clippers had their four-game profitable streak finish.
Los Angeles lower what was a 20-point deficit to a few with simply greater than two minutes remaining earlier than Gilgeous-Alexander answered with a step-back 3-pointer.
Ivica Zubac’s three-point play with 42 seconds left sliced the hole to 130-128 earlier than Gilgeous-Alexander hit a pair of free throws and Luguentz Dort had a steal resulting in a Jalen Williams dunk within the closing seconds to place the sport away.
Taking part in a day after Chet Holmgren suffered a pelvic fracture in a loss to Golden State, the Thunder leaned closely on Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams.
Gilgeous-Alexander was 13 of 21 from the sphere and hit a season-high 4 3-pointers whereas Williams added 28 factors on 11-of-16 capturing.
The Thunder shot 51.6 p.c from the ground and have been 22 of 23 from the free-throw line.
Holmgren can be evaluated in eight to 10 weeks, the Thunder introduced earlier than the sport.
Taking part in with out Holmgren, and with a number of different frontcourt gamers injured as nicely, the Thunder went with a smaller lineup.
Oklahoma Metropolis thrived for a lot of the sport after beginning Williams with Aaron Wiggins and Dort within the frontcourt.
The Thunder led for a lot of the sport, constructing their result in 20 by halfway via the third.
However the Clippers lastly had success on the inside over the past half of the quarter, reeling off a 25-10 run to chop the deficit to 5 heading into the fourth.
Zubac had six factors and a block through the run, whereas Norman Powell had 12 factors.
Powell had a pair of steals within the remaining two minutes of the quarter that led to factors on the opposite finish.
Powell scored 18 of his 31 factors within the third quarter and completed with 5 3-pointers.
Zubac completed with 22 factors and 14 rebounds because the Clippers outrebounded Oklahoma Metropolis 47-29. – Rappler.com
