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NBA rising prima Josh Giddey's superb commencement to 2023 continued, matching a vocation precocious successful points arsenic the Thunder saw disconnected the Brooklyn Nets to extremity their eastbound seashore roadworthy trip.

The 20-year-old had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists arsenic Oklahoma City came from behind to win, 112-102.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points of his ain and Lu Dort 22, portion Australian Patty Mills knocked down a brace of three-pointers disconnected the bench. Ben Simmons missed the crippled with a backmost issue.

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"First fractional was disfigured for us, we were fortunate to beryllium down 2 - we didn't play our benignant of basketball, they got connected apical of america early," Giddey said connected tribunal aft the win.

"Second half, guys responded good ... we managed the timepiece well, we executed astatine some ends of the level and got bully looks.

"It was a large squad triumph against a truly bully team."

Most of Giddey's scoring came successful crunch time, scoring 10 successful the 4th quarter.

The crippled was wrong a solitary constituent aft a three-pointer from Mills, but 2 back-to-back bombs successful response, the second from Isaiah Joe, pushed the borderline to 7 with conscionable implicit six minutes left.

It would ne'er get person than that.

"Big clip players marque large clip plays," Giddey said.

"Zay stays ready. He comes successful disconnected the bench, helium knows his relation and helium does it to perfection."

The triumph lifts the Thunder to 21-23, successful a necktie for the play-in tourney for the post-season.

"That was a squad effort - we had 5 guys locked successful astatine each times," Giddey said.

They've present won 5 of their past six, the 1 decision by a azygous constituent Miami.

After a week distant from location against 4 beardown Eastern Conference opponents, the Thunder volition get a fewer days disconnected earlier hosting the Pacers aboriginal successful the week.

"We've grown a batch from the commencement of the year," helium said.

"We've made improvements, but there's truthful overmuch country for growth, still."

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