Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 factors, and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder joined 15 factors within the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 116-108 Tuesday night for its fourth consecutive victory.
Aleksej Pokusevski added 16 factors for the Thunder, which improved at 4-3 and received a victory file for the primary time since 9 video games within the 2020-21 season.
Wendell Carter, Jr. equaled a profession summit with 30 factors and Franz Wagner added 20 for Orlando. Paolo Banchero, the n ° 1 selection of the 2022 draft, collected 15 factors and eight rebounds.
Orlando led 66-63 at halftime, then scored the primary 9 factors within the third quarter. The magic prolonged the advance at 86-71 with slightly below 5 minutes to play within the third quarter. The Thunder has moved away and Orlando led solely 88-85 earlier than the fourth.
Pokusevski made a 3-point to present the Thunder an advance of 105-104 with simply over 4 minutes to play, after which he did a lay-up to place Oklahoma Metropolis ahead 109-106. Lu Dort struck a 3 -point with 51 seconds to play to place the Thunder in place and management for good.
Tis
Magic: C Mo Bamba was known as for a method within the second quarter. … Orlando acquired a method within the fourth quarter for a second delay within the recreation. … has exceeded the Thunder 49-36. … F Bol Bol had 4 blocks. He entered the night ranked fourth within the league with 2.4 per recreation. He additionally had 13 factors and 12 rebounds.
Thunder: G Josh Giddey collected 10 assists on his return from an ankle harm. … The recruit G Jalen Williams scored six factors throughout his first profession departure. … Gilgeous-Alexander missed a frank launch after doing its first 34 this season. He exceeded the earlier Thunder’s file of 23 arrange by Danilo Gallinari in 2019.
The subsequent
Magic: Set up the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
Thunder: Set up Denver Nuggets on Thursday.
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