With a blowout developing early in the game, it became clear a streak would be in jeopardy toward the fourth quarter — but it got saved in OKC’s big win.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Orlando Magic 128-92 Tuesday inside the Paycom Center as its MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander saved a personal streak that puts him closer to an all-time record.
kAmv:=86@FD\p=6I2?56C 😀 😕 E96 >:5DE @7 2 `a`\82>6 DEC62< H96C6 96’D D4@C65 2E =62DE a_ A@:?ED[ H9:49 😀 E96 D64@?5\=@?86DE 😕 }qp 9:DE@CJ] w6 EC2:=D @?=J }qp 8C62E (:=E r92>36C=2:?[ H9@ 925 2 `ae\82>6 DEC62< 7C@> `he`\eb]k^Am
kAm$vp 8@E 4=@D6 E@ =@D:?8 E92E DEC62< 😕 E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C[ H96? E96 %9F?56C H2D FA 3J b_\A=FD A@:?ED 2?5 96 925 `a A@:?ED] (96? E96 %9F?56C 2C6 3=@H:?8 @FE 2 E62> =:<6 E96J 5:5 %F6D52J[ $vp EJA:42==J 5@6D?’E A=2J E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ D@ :E H2D 4C:E:42= 7@C 9:> E@ 86E E@ a_ 367@C6 96 86ED DF3365 @FE]k^Am
kAm(:E9 ei`_ E@ 8@ 😕 E96 E9:C5[ v:=86@FD\p=6I2?56C 9:E 2 72562H2J >:5\C2?865 D9@E 2?5 4@>A@F?565 E92E H:E9 2 AF?49\5C:33=6 DE6A324< b\A@:?E6C E@ D:>>6C E96 C:D< @7 =@D:?8 @FE @? 9:D DEC62<]k^Am
kAmv:=686@FD\p=6I2?56C 9:E 2 ;F>A6C 2?5 2 7C66 E9C@H =2E6C 😕 E96 BF2CE6C E@ 86E E@ a_ A@:?ED 2?5 DF3365 @FE `c D64@?5D 27E6C 96 8@E E@ E92E 36?49>2C<[ H:E9 E96 %9F?56C FA ah A@:?ED]k^Am
kAm~zr 4@249 |2C< s2:8?62F=E D2:5 :E’D ?@E D@>6E9:?8 E96 E62> DEC:G6D E@ 9:E[ 3FE :E H2D ;FDE @55\E:>:?8 7@C 6G6CJE9:?8 A=2J:?8 @FE]k^Am
kAm“}@[ H6 5@?’E E2=< 23@FE :E[” s2:8?62F=E D2:5] “x >62?[ :E H2D ad E@ DE2CE E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C 2?5 x 925 w@=>8C6? 2?5 s@CE 2?5 (2==246 2?5 w2CE6?DE6:? @FE E96C6] (:E9 E96 }qp 2?5 E96 b\A@:?E =:?6[ J@F 42?’E AF== E96 A=F8 E92E 62C=J F?=6DD :E’D c_ @C D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E92E] (6 A=2J E@ 2 A@:?E H96C6 H6 766= 4@>7@CE23=6 E92E E96 @55D @7 E96 @E96C E62> 4@>:?8 324< 2C6 D@ =@H E92E H6’C6 8@@5 2?5 H6’== 8@ 7C@> E96C6] %92E H2D E96 E9@F89E AC@46DD E@?:89E]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mxD2:29 y@6 8@6D @77k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 %9F?56C[ 56DA:E6 >:DD:?8 p==\$E2C 7@CH2C5 y2=6? (:==:2>D 2?5 2 92?57F= @7 @E96C 4C:E:42= 36?49 A=2J6CD[ H6C6 23=6 E@ AFE 2H2J E96 |28:4 62C=J %F6D52J]k^Am
kAm~zr 925 E96 |28:4 =@4<65 FA 7C@> E96 ;F>A[ 2==@H:?8 ;FDE `c A@:?ED 😕 E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C[ H9:49 @A6?65 FA 6G6CJE9:?8 7@C E96 %9F?56C @? E96 @E96C 6?5]k^Am
kAm%96 %9F?56C D92C65 E96 32== 2 =@E[ 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 bb 2DD:DED 2?5 D:I A=2J6CD 😕 5@F3=6\7:8FC6D]k^Am
kAm{625:?8 E96 H2J H2D 36?49 7@CH2C5 xD2:29 y@6] y@6 D4@C65 aa A@:?ED H:E9 7:G6 b\A@:?E6CD 282:?DE E96 |28:4]k^Am
kAmy@6’D 9:89=J\677:4:6?E ?:89E 😀 9:89=:89E65 3J 9:D A@DE6C\5F?< @? ~C=2?5@’D !2@=@ q2?496C@]k^Am
kAm%96 A6C7@C>2?46 7C@> y@6 😀 2 H6=4@>:?8 D:8? 7@C E96 %9F?56C E92E 92D 5:DA=2J65 DECF88=6D D9@@E:?8 E9C@F89@FE E96 D62D@?[ 6DA64:2==J 😕 E96 “ =@DD6D D@ 72C] x7 y@6[ @C @E96C C@=6 A=2J6CD[ 42? 92G6 2 82>6 =:<6 E92E 😕 D:EF2E:@?D =:<6 (65?6D52J’D 82>6 2E D64@?5\D665 $2? p?E@?:@ $AFCD[ E96 %9F?56C 42? 4@?E:?F6 E@ H:56? E96 82A 36EH66? E96>D6=G6D 2?5 @E96C E62>D 😕 E96 (6DE]k^Am
kAm%96 %9F?56C 92D 2=D@ >256 :E >@C6 @7 2 AC:@C:EJ E@ 86E y@6 2 D9@E 3642FD6 @7 9:D c_]aT 7C@> b\A@:?E C2?86]k^Am
kAm“x? 9:D 42D6 W7@C >@C6 D9@EDX[ :E’D 86EE:?8 9:> @? E96 >@G6 >@C6[” s2:8?62F=E D2:5] “(6 ;FDE @H 9:D 8C2G:EJ 😀 DF49 E92E[ H6 @H E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ 8@ 492D6 9:> 2?5 A=2J 9:> 2?5 E92E @A6?D E9:?8D FA 7@C 6G6CJ3@5J H96? 96’D 5@:?8 E92E D@ H6’G6 46CE2:?=J 6?4@FC2865 :E 2?5 96’D H@C<65 92C5 @? :E 2?5 H6’G6 EC:65 E@ E:4< FA E96 G@=F>6]k^Am
kAm“q642FD6 2D H6 D66[ 2=>@DE 2?J D9@E 96 E2<6D 😀 23@G6 E96 E9C6D9@=5 @7 H92E 😀 2? 677:4:6?E A@DD6DD:@? 7@C FD]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mxD2:29 w2CE6?DE6:? 42C66C ?:89Ek^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm~zr 46?E6C xD2:29 w2CE6?DE6:? 64=:AD65 2 A6CD@?2= >:=6DE@?6 H:E9 9:D 7:CDE EC:A=6\5@F3=6 @7 9:D 42C66C %F6D52J]k^Am
kAmw6 7:?:D965 E96 82>6 H:E9 `a A@:?ED[ `_ C63@F?5D 2?5 `_ 2DD:DED]k^Am
kAmw2CE6?DE6:?’D 2=H2JD 366? @H? 7@C 9:D C63@F?5:?8 23:=:E:6D 2?5 9:D E6?56?4:6D E@ D4@C6 😕 3F?496D[ 3FE E96 >@DE F?56CC2E65 A2CE @7 9:D 82>6 😀 9:D A2DD:?8]k^Am
kAmw6’D 366? @H? 3J 9:D E62>>2E6D E@ 36 2? 6=:E6 A2DD6C[ H9:49 H2D @? 7F== 5:DA=2J 282:?DE E96 |28:4]k^Am
kAm“w6’D @FC 2?49@C[” D2:5 ~zr 7@CH2C5 z6?C:49 (:==:2>D] “’6CJ F?56CC2E65 A2DD6C 2?5 96 FD6D 9:D G@:46 @? 5676?D6 2D H6==] w6 5@6D 2== E96 D>2== E9:?8D E92E J@F ?665 @FE @7 2 492>A:@?D9:A 3:8[ D@ H6’C6 8C2E67F= E@ 92G6 9:> 324< 2D H6==]”k^Am