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Time after time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander punished the Orlando Magic by making difficult shots while getting fouled. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Magic 112-100 on Saturday night to tie Minnesota for the Western Conference lead. Gilgeous-Alexander was fouled six times on made baskets and made all six free throws.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night, a 62-point victory that matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history. “It was almost like a perfect storm, to be honest with you," Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. Oklahoma City shattered its previous record for victory margin of 45 points, set twice during the 2012-13 season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night, a 62-point victory that matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history. “It was almost like a perfect storm, to be honest with you," Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. Oklahoma City shattered its previous record for victory margin of 45 points, set twice during the 2012-13 season.
The season is nearing the halfway point, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are barely outside of the top spot in the Western Conference. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Chet Holmgren added 23 and the Thunder used two big second-half runs to beat the Miami Heat 128-120 on Wednesday night. At 25-11, Oklahoma City is off to its best 36-game start since 2015-16 — a season when Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder wound up making the West finals.
Takeaways and details from the Heat’s home loss to the Thunder on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center.