Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24 pts 4 reb 6 ast vs Brooklyn Nets | 2023-12-31
Since coming over from the Phoenix Suns last February and here we go Thunder winners of three consecutive coming off of that blowout Victory against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night and away we go trying to spread out that Brooklyn defense Shay being defended by finny Smith turns around on the fade away no
Good they’ve been vulnerable as now it’s Bridges look at shade just trying to prob up the defense gy passed up to three instead pushes it up and drops it and we saw that a couple of times in Denver Spencer dwood he never afraid to shoot from the outside he’s going to
Score his entire career what a move SGA slipped inside and then flicked it up with the left hand Brooklyn off to a perfect start from the floor five for five not miss missed the shot yet as Shay once again going around Bridges and that time got right to the
Rim as Shay sees the lane drives inside and he gets fouled The two free throws for SGA come see the Thunder take on the East leading Boston Celtics here at paycom Center on Tuesday January 2nd at 700 p.m. it’s the offensive side it’s the defensive side you see the numbers third in the NBA in points per game how he’s
Orchestrated what Oklahoma City has done this creating open looks for their teammates something you you just got to continue to do on a night toight faes Jay spinning on the shot fade away no good Wiggins just out hustling everybody got it over there but he saved reminds
Me an old Detroit Piston player Vinny microwave instant bucket and there’s an instant bucket on the other end SGA once again on the dive from Jaylen Williams just making those quick decisions to initiate the offense as O’Neal’s three is off Shay that time ran right into the defensive player that’s a rare turnover
For him of competitiveness and togetherness which has been really encouraging guys all right thank you Paris particularly on the road hard to dig yourself out of big double digit holes that’s been one of the keys so far for Oklahoma City this year what he talked about he is just instant
Offense Shay bounces off of Dennis Smith left go a little bit short they shoot the ball that well you know they’re not going to stay at that clip they just continue to tighten up the Rings as the game wears on 68% shooting 13 for 19 and it’s still just
An eight-point game Chas spins in and make it a six-point game on the other run you had SJ finding his way through that Brooklyn defense and Dennis Smith Jr with to get the final shot Bridges using that big body of Claxton Line Drive shot shape down as far as he
Can Smith once again to defending Shay bows his way right to the rim that is a mismatch this game has been pretty tight here folks already approaching the four minute Mark of this second [Applause] quarter that’s been their bread butter so far those nine made threes down to
Gather himself I think it’s a common courtes a collective common courtesy it’s almost mandatory too [Applause] here in the first half Shay remains perfect to the free throw line Den Woody ships it outside vny Smith wide left no good Mark has a system these guys understand what the base system is they play from that defend run and rebound offensive rebound will run a little bit more
Offense DW he finds an open man Bridges cross score pass this is two in a row CLX in the rebound Den witty oh little scoop shot he tried to go high off the window that’s good defense by the Thunder also Shay to an open shooter Isaiah Joe
That three is good man they’re not getting a lot of Leverage inside that painted area as you talked about Jay off that stop and pop no good and now the Nets with the shot clock off can take this down to the the end of the first
Half and I don’t know if J Wallace wanted to do that just a control with the basketball two as he’s now eight for eight at the free throw line he’s made back the momentum from the Nets who had a strong first quarter Thunder’s first quarter wasn’t bad either they’ll go into the halftime
Nowa had those 17 points in the first half looking for more here pulls up kn going to get it that time those areel bridges and H had a little space there couldn’t get it to drop not yet Midway through the third vny Smith from the outside they haven’t
Been there in quarters two and three Shay sees a crowd H little ball fake for the three he CES it in Flaxton left hand no good and it pops over to gidy up ahead SGA two on one gives it up JB is able to put it down
Getting out on the fast break that is a really hard shot get he goes behind his back it’s another three on one SGA had the step on finy Smith and the lead grows up to Nets have not given up a whole lot of points off turnover Ln does not turn it over
They are a secure basketball team SGA wants the step back three and got the step back three that’s going to be three points off that turnover that’s stuff to [Applause] do Shay goes left pulls up on the Baseline that’s one of his sweet spots the moving at basketball playing off of each other
Shay once again sees a little space for the three and they run sharp another rebound sharp sdes to go [Applause] left Thomas going to have to hurry SGA was all over him but commits the foul point lead Thomas wants a screen going to get it from Flaxton going left he’ll step
Back into that three no Good sh a New Year’s Eve tradition inside pcom Center another Victory Mark DN little handshake with Jack BAU these two teams are going to meet next week at the marlay center in Brooklyn
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Highlights from Brooklyn Nets vs Oklahoma City Thunder on 2023-12-31.
Player Stats:
34:46 mins
24 Points
4 Rebounds (0 Offensive)
6 Assists
0 Steals
0 Blocks
1 Turnovers
7/15 Field Goal
9/9 Free Throw
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