LOS ANGELES: NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory.<\/p>\n
The host Thunder also had 20 points from Jalen Williams plus 18 points and 11 rebounds from Isaiah Hartenstein in stretching their win streak to eight games and breaking the team\u2019s single-season win mark.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels good,\u201d said Canadian guard Luguentz Dort. \u201cIt just shows how much we\u2019re getting better throughout all the years \u2014 and we\u2019ve got to run through the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Thunder haven\u2019t gotten past the second round of the playoffs since 2016 but they pulled away in the last seven points to turn a tied game into a lopsided triumph.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started getting our groove in the fourth quarter and started moving the ball, getting some steals and going up and down,\u201d Dort said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust have to go out there and compete and give everything to make it tough for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City improved to a league-best 61-12 and have already clinched the Western Conference title while Eastern Conference leader Cleveland improved to 59-14 with a 124-116 home victory over San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Donovan Mitchell had 25 points and 14 assists while Jarrett Allen had 29 points and 15 rebounds to spark the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s Josh Giddey swished in a half-court shot at the final buzzer to give the Chicago Bulls a stunning 119-117 home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n
On a night when Giddey had a triple-double with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, the 22-year-old guard from Melbourne saved the best for last.<\/p>\n
Giddey inbounded the ball to a teammate from under Chicago\u2019s basket, took a return pass and from the far edge of the mid-court circle launched a miracle shot that went in and set off an incredible celebration where the Aussie was mobbed by teammates and all were dancing along the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a Bulls win,\u201d Giddey said as he walked off the court to applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n
Austin Reaves had put the Lakers ahead 117-116 with 3.1 seconds remaining only for Giddey to steal the show.<\/p>\n
Coby White led Chicago with 26 points. Reaves had 30 to lead the Lakers while Luca Doncic had 25 points and 10 rebounds and LeBron James added 17 points and 12 assists.<\/p>\n
Jaden Hardy came off the Dallas bench to score 22 points in the Mavericks\u2019 101-92 triumph at Orlando, spoiling a 35-point performance by the Magic\u2019s Paolo Banchero.<\/p>\n
Tyler Herro scored 36 points to lead Miami\u2019s 122-112 home victory over Atlanta while Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points to lead nine Indiana double-digit scorers in a 162-109 rout at Washington.<\/p>\n
Turkiye\u2019s Alperen Sengun scored 33 points and added 10 rebounds as the Houston Rockets had seven scorers in double figures in a 121-110 triumph at Utah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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