The Thunder suffered again against their nemesis of this season. Against Portland, OKC found itself on the ropes again in a new hard-fought victory by 115 to 123. With three minutes remaining, the locals put themselves ahead. colondriven by a Deni Avdija huge ( 31 points, 10 assists and 19 rebounds). However, Shai and a Jalen Williams, which is already starting to get going, they avoided what could have been the second loss of the season, the second also against Portland, in the last quarter of the game and They place the Thunder with a spectacular 20-1 and extend their winning streak to 12.
Shai continues doing his thing
The Canadian signed another night for history. He led Oklahoma with 26 points along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. With this performance, reaches 93 consecutive games scoring 20 or more points, thus surpassing the second best streak ever, which belonged to Wilt Chamberlain. The legendary center continues to hold the absolute record, with 126 matches in a row. At the rate he is going, SGA could surpass the center this season. Shai is only 33 games away from equaling the record and 34 games away from surpassing it.
Chet Holmgren ,19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocksy Jalen Williams, 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, They were key in the victory of the Thunder who could not count on two of their key players, Isaiah Hartenstein in Alex Caruso. Besides, Isaiah Joe helped with 15 points and 4 reboundsy Ajay Mitchell returned to complete a brilliant performance with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The Belgian is establishing himself as one of the revelations of the season and his performance from the bench is a key factor for the Thunder who remain unstoppable.
A record match
With this victory in Fashion Center of Portland, Oklahoma City Thunder continues to lead the Western conference with a balance of 20-1he second best start ever at this point in the course. They thus become the fourth team in history of the League that begins a season with 20-1 or betteronly behind the Golden State Warriors 2015-16 (21-0) and tying the record of the Houston Rockets 1993-94 (20-1) and the New York Knicks 1969-70 (20-1). Bigger words for some Thunder that confirm their status as main favorites to revalidate the title.
