Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey have mixed for 50 factors nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to stop Oklahoma City Thunder slipping to a fourth loss of their previous 5 NBA video games.
Jalen Green had 28 factors and a career-high 9 assists and Alperen Sengun added 21 factors, a career-best 18 rebounds and 7 assists as their lowly ranked Houston Rockets claimed a 118-105 residence win over the Thunder on Saturday.
Gilgeous-Alexander top-scored with 32 factors for the Thunder and has scored 30 or extra in 4 straight video games, whereas Australian Giddey chipped in 18 factors.
The Rockets (5-14) are final within the western convention whereas the Thunder (8-12) are twelfth.
Long-range taking pictures harm the Thunder who began the sport considered one of eight from 3-point vary and completed 9 of 37 (24.3 per cent).
Teenage rookie Jabari Smith Jr had his third double-double with 15 factors and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who’ve received back-to-back video games for the primary time since beating Portland on March 25-26.
In San Antonio, LeBron James scored a season-high 39 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds as his Los Angeles Lakers (7-12) escaped with a 143-138 victory over the slumping Spurs (6-14).
James matched a profession excessive with seven 3-pointers.
San Antonio have misplaced eight straight, tied for the fourth-longest skid in franchise historical past.
In Toronto, OG Anunoby scored 12 of his 26 factors within the fourth quarter, Fred VanVleet additionally had 26 because the Toronto Raptors beat Dallas Mavericks 105-100.
Luka Doncic scored 24 factors and Dorian Finney-Smith had 16 because the Mavericks misplaced their third straight.
The Phoenix Suns accomplished the day’s motion with a 113-112 residence win over the Utah Jazz with Deandre Ayton accumulating 29 factors, 21 rebounds and three assists.
