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The 6-foot-11 center connected on two of his three attempts from behind the arc. Mike Muscala also contributed from distance. The 6-foot-3 guard made four of his 11 attempts from behind the arc, including a key deep bomb down the stretch to help the Thunder secure the win. Robinson-Earl went missed all five of his attempts. Aleksej Pokusevski came up empty on his three tries.ĭort proved to be a bright spot in the 3-pointer department. Oklahoma City went 10-for-39 from distance (25.6%). The Thunder entered Wednesday's contest shooting 30.9% from behind the arc, which ranked 29th in the league, and those struggles continued against the Rockets. Oklahoma City hasn't shot well from behind the arc this season. 'Part of justice is fairness': Thunder's Mark Daigneault among NBA voices to address Julius Jones case 3-point shooting woes continue for OKC You'll be surprised where the new City Edition fits in. More: Let's rank the Thunder's alternate jerseys again. He finished the night with 15 points, and he also contributed nine assists and seven boards. Gilgeous-Alexander's nine-point quarter helped send Oklahoma City into halftime with a 53-41 lead. The 23-year-old guard stepped into a deep 3-point attempt and banked it in, which led him to shake his head with a grin on his face as he backtracked down the court. Gilgeous-Alexander made a raise-the-roof gesture as he walked back on defense, and he nearly took the roof off the Paycom Center a few plays later.Īfter making another layup at the 2:36 mark, Gilgeous-Alexander extended his range with 1:31 left until halftime.
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Gilgeous-Alexander went back to work on the team's next possession, and he shook Jae'Sean Tate with a series of dribble moves before finishing at the rim once again. Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for nine points in the second quarter, and he did it all in the final 3 minutes and 32 seconds.Ī scoop layup was all the Thunder guard needed to get hot. Oklahoma City held a lead entering the second quarter despite not getting any scoring production from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but the team's leading scorer caught fire after the break. View Gallery: OKC Thunder 2021-22 NBA City Edition uniform, court: See the photos Shai Gilgeous-Alexander validates microwave scorer status OKC didn't shoot much better, but it didn't do much to beat itself. The team didn't commit any turnovers, and it added to the cause with four offensive rebounds. Houston went 7-for-20 from the floor (35%), and it committed eight turnovers. The Rockets struggled in the first 12 minutes. We talked about throwing the first punch and being the aggressors from the start, and I think we did that tonight." Halftime, we get a spark and then we come back from a deficit. "The other games we've won, it's typically been a slow start. "It's good," Giddey said of the strong start. Oklahoma City kicked off the contest with a 7-0 run, and it held a 22-19 lead at the end of the first quarter. This only marked the fourth time this season that the Thunder entered the second quarter with a lead. The comeback kids got a nice change of pace on Wednesday. Tramel: Kevin Durant returns to OKC, and the ice is slowly melting with the former Thunder star OKC jumps out to a rare hot start View Gallery: OKC Thunder alternate NBA jerseys through the years | Photos 'Teams are gonna start to scheme': Heat finds winning formula to defend Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Here are four more takeaways from the game: The Rockets went 32-for-90 from the floor (35.6%), and Green recorded a team-high 21 points in the losing effort.
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Oklahoma City went 41-for-92 from the floor (44.6%) and 10-for-39 from behind the arc (25.6%). Josh Giddey also chipped in with 14 points and 11 rebounds. "I just have to stay confident and always take the right shots. He has now scored at least 20 points in each of his last five outings. The Rockets made a late comeback push, but Dort elevated for a one-handed putback dunk over Jalen Green to give Oklahoma City a 97-87 lead with 2:05 remaining.ĭort finished with a game-high 34 points to go along with eight rebounds. The third-year guard also delivered down the stretch. After being held to eight points in the first meeting against Houston, Dort scored nine of the Thunder's first 13 points on Wednesday.