Josh Giddey has come up one rebound wanting one other NBA double-double in a powerful house victory for Oklahoma City.
The 20-year-old Australian guard had 15 factors, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and two steals within the Thunder’s 132-113 overcome the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening.
OKC (5-7) had eight gamers in whole attain double figures, together with a game-high 22 factors from Eugene Omoruyi and 20 from Shai Gilgeous Alexander.
Giddey, the No.6 decide within the 2021 draft, has 19 profession double-doubles to his identify and already three in 9 video games this season.
Compatriot Jock Landale, meantime, had seven factors and 6 rebounds in Phoenix’s shock 114-97 loss to the Magic in Orlando.
Cameron Payne scored 22 factors and Devin Booker had 17 factors on 6-of-19 taking pictures for the Suns, who dropped to 8-4.
Wendell Carter Jr. had 20 factors and 10 rebounds, Terrence Ross scored 12 of his 14 factors within the fourth quarter, and Orlando (4-9) earned their second straight win for the primary time this season.
In Boston, Jayson Tatum had 34 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists and the Celtics prolonged their season-best win streak to 5 video games by beating Denver 131-112.
It was Tatum’s third straight sport with no less than 30 factors and seventh time with 30-plus this season.
Jaylen Brown had 25 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists whereas Al Horford had six triples and completed 21 factors and 7 rebounds for Boston (9-3).
Nikola Jokic had 29 factors and eight boards however could not cease the Nuggets’ four-game profitable streak coming to an finish.
Elsewhere, the Spurs inflicted only a second defeat of the marketing campaign on the Milwaukee Bucks – who have been lacking Giannis Antetokounmpo once more with a knee harm – profitable 111-93 in San Antonio.
And the New York Knicks have been 121-112 victors over Detroit with RJ Barrett’s 30 factors handing the Pistons their seventh loss from as many street video games this season.
With AP.
