![]() ![]() After Saturday, the Thunder only has eight games left. View Gallery: OKC Thunder holds media day ahead 2021-22 NBA seasonĪfter updating SGA’s status, Daigneault announced that Giddey (right hip soreness) is out for the rest of the season. More: How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's free-throw rate has the Thunder guard among 'cream of the crop in the NBA' Pokusevski threw an ill-advised lob to Roby. Tre Mann drove into traffic and missed a layup. Lindy Waters III, who scored 14 points off the bench, had a runout dunk he finished off with a loud howl.īut then came the mistakes. Isaiah Roby, who had 12 points and seven rebounds, drove past Jokic for a bucket. Late in the fourth quarter, Aleksej Pokusevski finished a tough layup. Josh Giddey, Lu Dort, Mike Muscala and Ty Jerome have been ruled out for the season.Īnd yet the Thunder, with an eight-man mix of rookies and G Leaguers, took a two-point lead over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets with three minutes to play. Kenrich Williams, Derrick Favors and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl were all in street clothes on the bench. Gilgeous-Alexander (right ankle soreness) didn’t play Saturday.ĭarius Bazley missed the second half Saturday with a knee sprain. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points in that early March win. The Thunder almost winning in Denver on Saturday was straight madness. Thunder: Host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.Watch Video: Theo Maledon helps Thunder snap losing streak with win over OrlandoĭENVER - The Thunder winning in Denver a few weeks ago was crazy. … F Kenrich Williams had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Thunder: Oklahoma City had lost its previous three matchups against the Nuggets this season. … F Vlatko Cancar was scoreless in 10 minutes after missing Friday’s game with a non-COVID illness. Nuggets: G Bones Hyland was scoreless in 11 minutes after missing the second half of Denver’s 134-11 victory Friday against the Indiana Pacers with a sprained left finger. When we see guys make a play at the end of the game, the close ones are the most fun ones, the emotions are a little bit higher and it feels a little bit better.” “We’ve put a lot of work in, a lot of guys have been on the team for a little bit, and we try to enjoy wins as much as possible and not take them for granted. “It feels good,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. Gilgeous-Alexander, who entered averaging 30.6 points, shot 13 for 21 from the field. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, shot 87.5% from the line, with Gilgeous-Alexander going 7 for 8. That hurts, knowing we did everything we could and we didn’t get over the hump.”ĭenver made 51.5% of its free throws, losing out on precious points in a narrow loss. We didn’t finish like you’re accustomed to seeing us finish. We knew from what we went through in walk-throughs what they’d most likely do. Without Jokic and Porter, Murray shouldered much of the offensive load, finishing with a team-high 26 points and nine assists, two nights recording his first career triple-double. Porter’s younger brother, Coban, a sophomore guard at the University of Denver, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of vehicular homicide and reckless driving after he was involved in a fatal crash. also missed the game for “personal reasons,” leaving Denver without two of its top four scorers. They did those two things and they’re smart things to do.”įorward Michael Porter Jr. “When Nikola is on the floor, it’s virtually impossible to do that and it’s virtually impossible to zone us. “I think it’s much easier to switch one through five with us,” Adelman said. ![]() Nuggets acting head coach David Adelman said expects that Jokic’s return is “going to be very soon.” The two-time reigning NBA MVP had recorded a triple-double in five of his last six games. Josh Giddey had 18 points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Thunder, who earned their seventh win in nine games.ĭenver center Nikola Jokic missed his second straight game while dealing with tightness in his left hamstring. Oklahoma City’s victory ended the Nuggets’ 16-game home win streak - the franchise’s longest run in 10 years. He’s got great confidence and he’s always at his pace, even in the most pressure situations.” “He’s got some poise in those situations,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said of Gilgeous-Alexander. The Nuggets’ Jamal Murray missed a fadeaway 14-foot shot in the final seconds. DENVER (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a decisive 8-foot jumper with 9.2 seconds remaining and finished with 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Denver’s league-leading nine-game win streak and beat the Nuggets 101-99 Sunday night.Īfter Denver’s Zeke Nnaji hit two free throws to tie the game at 99 with 30 seconds left, Gilgeous-Alexander got the ball out of a timeout and hit the mid-range jumper to give the Thunder the lead. ![]()
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