OKC Thunder vs Orlando Magic | Game Highlights | January 13, 2024

OKC Thunder vs Orlando Magic | Game Highlights | January 13, 2024

As SJ put it on the floor goes right to the cup smooth finished with the left hand 31 points in that historic win on Thursday night ran over all the numbers in the open all the good things that OKC did on offense there’s a beautiful strip

As ludor took it right away from B Carol SGA so hard to slow down in the open [Applause] court talk about defense turnning into offense then getting that ball up the floor quickly with the Strip by Lou Dort little laser pass over to SGA he’s become one of the more un to Dort

Outside the three that’s no good and the rebound to jdub slow start giddy little bounce right off the sugs and then Banks it in really set picks to get him open that’s just what he he does what we saw there oh the hesitation posy finish SGA wiggling his way inside line after this

Timeout but SGA not getting to the free throw line he’s getting to the rim they know how to get to that free throw F line which is an advantage for you A lot of times when your offense needs some points doesn’t get out on Lou D and Lor

All kinds of shooting space and he drills the Three not considered a score by any means SGA has been scoring all season long and does so there on the rookie has the ball from Beyond The Arc he’s got a lot of tools in that tool bag he’s going to pull something out on you folks Shay off the body going against the

Grain and then shows the touch what a move from SGA cut across the lane plus the foul he talked about he’s going to get where he wants to go and sooner or later you’re going to make a mistake defensively you know that’s pretty good defense stayed in front of him we knew

That Orlando’s defense was good coming in as black sees an open lane and then just got completely erased by Jad hen on the Block you can just see a block coming okay right there he’s just got a waiting on it you think Anthony black at all has

Installed one of the better defenses in the NBA over the first half of the Season meich trying to find an open look on the step back three and Bam meich Off the Bench able to drill a three it opens up the floor now this is the first make

Of the night from the Thunder and coincidentally 3on one gives it up Wiggins right back to him and Stripped by Anthony Wiggins able to keep it the Thunder fortunate to keep it nice pass down low jayon off the feed from Jen hren and the Thunder finally able to

Convert I have to pick up pick it up a couple of times end result nice little s over to Jay dub who started that terrific finished by Queen well he got up there too and that’s usually what the Thunder do to other teams and they’ve been doing this

All season long as they set it up perfectly for Chad H punish to rim same action different guy ball handers in the in the game point guards in Mich and giddy that’s an air ball for kenri Williams saved by gidy and JB’s able to stay in the air long enough put it in

Plus the foul take a look at this folks just head play by getting to throw it right over to Jay dub and just a power through the contact you deserve a flex on that one man he went right into him and somehow was able to finish Thunder having to adjust to a completely

Different tener Shay kept the pivot foot down and then banked it in seven out of eight from the floor and right now the magic just cannot stop them look at that off foot Shay finds an open man kenri Williams trying to stretch out the defense in the Thunder get that three to Fall 213 second quarter shed another little hesitation and this time goes with the left hand for the jam and he stepping away there’s that other one he’s dunked with the left hand Jay hip to hip on S it’s been a good on ball Defender picked up the

Dribble got him up in the air that’s going to be an easy whistle and it goes off the glass this is what professional scorers do folks picked up his dribble as you said partner make that three in the last possession so force that turnover where baz once again just not

Close enough to Chad and Chad finally cashes one in from De to protected the basketball and also limited Dan Carrol nice pass giddy found the cut right across the Baseline and Lou Dort all all he had to do was catch it Shay gave it right back to homr

Straight away that’s two in a row from downtown we’re going to call it a long two that’s been the difference is those three-point shots for either Club ogren kept out of the lane momentarily but kept his dribble alive and kept that pivot foot down for the pretty

Fadeaway he was a great NBA player many many years giddy from the corner eyes the three and he’s going to get the friendly bounce realized he wasn’t going to get the ball to the rim so he just hammered it right off the window and H is going to hammer that jam down in

Transition first it was Chad holgren finding a little at the Seven Subs contested and a weak side rebound to Josh giddy coming off of a triple double in the game against Portland giddy putting his head down three on one giddy right to the cup and scores over OK KK in that

Orlando defense that’s been tough to crack on the night giddy does it again two in a row oh and that intercepted pass right into the hands of SGA such a terrific Defender folks just about as lethal as his offense is and he got SS off the ground yet again Shay from the

Block puts it up and Shay’s just been wearing him out with those pump fakes yeah and this is the fifth and one for SGA and officials going to take a look at this I’m not really sure why they’re going to look at it timeouts are very limited what a bounce pass right across

The Baseline setting up L Dort who cans that three tough arrival late arrival Dort no try to tap it over to kendri does to cut Isaiah Joe and he’s got an open Ram tap out Rich fumbles the ball here’s that cut boy Shay doing a good job of keeping

B Caro out of the block trying to body him up the defense comes over and they get the strip in the steel this is just fantastic defense on b i it look like it from this angle or the back board keeps it spins on black

Outside Isaiah Joe he will Tee It Up and knock it down now that’s why he’s lead an NBA an assist when you got all the black shirts around you he not afraid to give up the Rock 3 seconds to go shade the Jay dub it’s good if it goes and it’s good that

Sh it’s going to do that and that’s why you take that shot every single time we go to the four Thunder up 13 the three-point shot from jdg to finish out the third quarter that was a big one yeah been a lot of punches thrown here so

Far now a little Haymaker is Jay du his ability to play make and make plays with the ball in his hands gives it right back to him little jab step Jay du bounces off of vogner tough shot not a problem got it up over the top something he worked on a lot

During the off season working on his strength I know it’s not closing time but these are Big points for the thunder without their leading score on the floor they got they have other options what a pass to me it set it up for Isaiah Joe who is able to elevate it

The rim tonight OJ power play of the game basam Michael we’re getting more and more familiar with his game and there’s a lot to like yeah and this is Fast Break basketball a lot of times we talk about the starters we’re going to show some love to the bench right here

As one bench player Carol on the bench Soloman Isaac had no interest whatsoever in getting on the deck trying to save that possession and not allowed Chad hren to get those hands in there cre the turnover get down on the floor pretty much an unforced turnover by the

Magic that’s reminiscent of what we’ve seen from the Thunder another younger young team situations like this just playing hard it’s been a theme all all season long and meon with a hard drive there when that guy’s not on the floor can you be that guy too perfect play

Side out of bounds get on the back door Isaiah Joe once again is one of those guys who can put up points in numbers shade little side step they’re going to give him the and one yes according to Tony Brothers he’s going to get double digit free throws he just

Keeps going right at the match seconds to work with yeah these kind of possessions kind of wear a team out how about that man come on just almost like a slinky it’s not around but I tell you what man it’s like an old school move Jada bounces oh a little Up and

Under H trying to grab the rebound it’s jdub on the rebound the put back is good well second chance opportunities have been beneficial in the second half finishing out this little two game stint here in Oklahoma City before going back out on the road where they’re going to

Play seven out of the next eight games starting on Monday night this one did not come easy offense at times very hard to come by two good young coaches with a little handshake there to the youngest teams in the NBA the Thunder ultimately get it done

Holding off the Orlando Magic in what at times was a grind of a game particularly in that first half give credit to both of these teams the magic with their defense and just too much Thunder in the second half and embrace there those two go back all

The way to their middle school days on some high school state titles did Chad hongren and jayen Suggs and now an opportunity to play together in the NBA but SGA the man of the night little Jersey swap they played at Gonzaga their time at Gonzaga did not overlap but they went

To the same High School won three state titles talked about what it’d be like to be in the NBA one day and there they are play it as competitors and now friends as they both walk off the floor and what is a fund under Win 112 100 there SJ making his way back over and he is standing by with Nick Shay you guys have learned how to win all types of games what’s key in these Grinders to be able to finish them out um it’s going to take 48 minutes of toughness

Uh it’s going to be a little tougher to stay with it you’re not making shots uh it’s easy to derail because of that uh but we had a good mentality all night we tried to make it tough on him all night and because of it we were rewarded with

A W it’s a fiveman defense but Pao was not happy to see Lou Dort checking in opposite him what does Lou make those lead guys feel out there yeah um he’s one of the best in the business that what he does he uh pressures guys he’s very physical with him without

Fouling even though he was fouling a little too much tonight we’re gonna get on him about that um yeah Lou does his job the best the best in the business for sure we expect that from every night other teams know it um he’s one of the

Reasons why we’re so good Shay you had six and ones tonight what goes into your craft to be able to complete all of those plays um a lot of core strength a lot of working on my touch um and just mental focus to play through play through contact big home stand here

Before you got to get back out on the road the defense was excellent what do you think about the way that you guys completed this little two game set two um both a little bit different styles but we’ll always take W’s all right thanks Shay congrats appreciate it

Watch highlights from the Thunder’s 112-100 victory over the Magic.

0:00 First Quarter
1:50 Second Quarter
4:20 Third Quarter
7:28 Fourth Quarter
9:56 Final Whistle
10:24 Chet and Suggs Jersey Swap
11:11 SGA Interview

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