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11/28 23:27 CST Thunder win 11th straight to improve to 19-1, beating Suns
123-119 to move on in NBA Cup
Thunder win 11th straight to improve to 19-1, beating Suns 123-119 to move on
in NBA Cup
By TIM WILLERT
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) --- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points and eight assists
and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-119 on
Friday night to reach the knockout round of the NBA Cup.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the final seven minutes on 4-of-5
shooting to help the defending champion Thunder win their 11th straight and
become the fifth team in NBA history to start 19-1. They finished 4-0 in West
Group A.
Chet Holmgren had 23 points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma City.
Jalen Williams had 11 points and eight assists in his return from wrist
surgery. He played 29 minutes and made 3 of 12 shots. The All-Star
guard/forward had surgery in July to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist
and a follow-up procedure to remove a screw that was causing irritation.
Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 20 points in 92 consecutive games,
matching Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
Chamberlain is first with 126 straight games.
Collin Gillespie scored 24 points for Phoenix, which also advanced to the round
of eight. Devin Booker had 21 and eight rebounds, and Dillon Brooks had 19
points.
The teams each made 15 3-point shots, most of them coming in a furious fourth
quarter, when Phoenix cut the lead to one point multiple times. Gillespie's
3-pointer pulled Phoenix to 115-14, but Gilgeous-Alexander answered from beyond
the arc to make it 118-114.
Up next Suns: Host Denver on Saturday night. Thunder: At Portland on Sunday night. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA |
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