The Thunder had no time to waste against the Blazers

A new show of force Thunderwho took advantage of Portland’s arrival last night to give themselves another full match, winning 122-95. Author of 37 points and 7 assists, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander he dominated the debates, especially in the first quarter, to quickly put the Blazers out of danger.

The leader of Oklahoma City scored 17 of his 37 points in the first eleven minutes of the match, combining aggressiveness with efficiency to allow the home team to turn +21 (39-18) at the end of the first act. Going to -25 right after Usman Dieng’s dunk (43-18), the Blazers never saw the day again, as they found themselves within a good distance at the break after another outstanding pass by SGA (67-46).

The latter then switched to passing mode in the third quarter, to shine Cason Wallace, Chet Holmgren, Alex Caruso, then Tadem Williams-Joe on 3 points to keep his formation in a favorable position, to the point of returning to the bench in the fourth quarter (96-68).

The last act will henceforth have only one interest from the Franco-French point of view Sidi Cissoko (7 points, 3 assists) i Ryan Rupert (10 points, 5 rebounds) on one side and Ousmane Dieng (8 points against 2/3 at 3 points) on the other hand, they managed to use it to show themselves in attack and build confidence.

In the rest, OKC managed to secure a victory, for the 17th time in 18 games (122-95)!

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Vengeance! Almost three weeks ago, Portland had the bad idea of ​​knocking off OKC for the first time this season on the second night of back-to-back games for the Thunder. For the reunion in Oklahoma, the Blazers were therefore eagerly awaited. And the answer from Mark Daign’s people won’t take long. +25 after less than fifteen minutes of play and a one-sided match as revenge. Portland could note it, this Thunder is bitter!

– Big 8 for OKC. The undisputed leader in the West, the best record in the league, the Thunder are also undefeated at home this season with a record of eight wins in eight games at the Pike Center. They are the only team in the league yet to lose at home after a month of competition.

– Expeditious SGA. Amazing SGA! 17 points in 11 minutes to start his festival, shooting 6/7, with the inevitable miss near the circle robbing him of perfection! 30 points at halftime, and a third quarter where he wowed his teammates before returning to the bench. This is the 13th time in 18 games that he has spent the fourth quarter on the bench since the start of the season. 37 points on 13/18 shooting, 7 assists in the finish in 30 minutes spent on the floor. Done quickly, well done!

– Ryan Rupert in the heart of the action. While the deficit already flirted with 25 points before the middle of the second quarter, the French guard found himself in the eye of the storm for a somewhat harsh foul on Ajay Mitchell on the counter. At first glance, the OKC player’s fall seemed more impressive than the foul, except the referees did call Ryan Rupert a Flagrant 1 for pulling an opponent’s jersey in the air. Quickly coming to ask for explanations from Alex Caruso, Isaiah Hartenstein received a technical foul.

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