Thunder identity shows in 14th win to equal best run
The Straits Times|January 05, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder, as a team of 15 "really skilled basketball players", just keep getting better and are not ready to stop any time soon.
Thunder identity shows in 14th win to equal best run

On Jan 3, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the team to their 14th consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) victory, a 117-107 home win over the New York Knicks.

The Thunder matched the longest win streak in franchise history from the 1995-96 season, when they were the Seattle SuperSonics, and also snapped New York's nine-game win streak, the Knicks' longest since 2013.

It was only the fourth time in the NBA's 79-year history that teams on win streaks of nine or more faced each other.

Gilgeous-Alexander hit 12 of 26 from the floor and a perfect seven from the free-throw line, while Jalen Williams added 20 points and Aaron Wiggins had 19 off the bench as Thunder reserves outscored the Knicks bench 35-5.

"They made big plays all night," said Gilgeous-Alexander of his bench.

"We're a roster of 15 men, 15 professionals, 15 really skilled basketball players. Guys were ready for their moment."

The Knicks closed the second quarter on a 23-10 run for a 66-54 half-time lead, Mikal Bridges scoring 19 of his team-high 24 points in the first half.

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