Thunder OT thriller
The Thunder survived a 114-110 OT test vs. Detroit — an OT win that underlines OKC’s youth-plus-development blueprint. Watch the highlight package for sequences showing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander running the offense and pushing fast breaks that swung the game. (x.com) (youtube.com)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot 12-of-19 from the field and 21-of-25 from the free-throw line en route to a 47-point outing. (apnews.com) He extended his NBA record for consecutive games with at least 20 points to 136. (espn.com) Oklahoma City became the first team this season to reach 60 wins and recorded its first back-to-back 60-win seasons in franchise history. (espn.com) Detroit was missing multiple regular starters — including Cade Cunningham (collapsed lung) and Jalen Duren (right knee) — and also sat Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson and Isaiah Stewart. (espn.com) Paul Reed led the Pistons with 21 points and 10 rebounds while Javonte Green added 19 and Kevin Huerter scored 17. (espn.com) Late in regulation Jaylin Williams drilled a corner 3 to knot the game at 99 and Gilgeous-Alexander had a made 3 erased by an offensive foul in the closing seconds. (espn.com) Gilgeous-Alexander accounted for eight of Oklahoma City’s points in the extra session, and the teams’ next matchups were listed as Detroit at Toronto and Oklahoma City hosting the Los Angeles Lakers. (espn.com)
