Dort notched 22 points (8-11 FG, 6-9 3Pt), two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 20 minutes during Thursday's 134-114 victory over Cleveland.
A lot can change in a week. And in just a week's time, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to gain ground in their argument as being the NBA's best team.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder clamped down defensively in the second half to beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 105-92 on Sunday for a franchise record 15th straight win.
Let's look at some of the best photos from the Thunder's 20-point win over the Cavaliers: Oklahoma City had a 42-point lead over Cleveland late in the third quarter. The NBA's best offense beat the NBA's best defense, in a game with 30 lead changes and no double-digit leads.
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Loud as Thunder: 15 straight wins
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder clamped down defensively in the second half to beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 105-92 on Sunday for a franchise record 15th straight win.
In a potential NBA Finals preview, the Thunder outscored the Celtics 50-27 in the second half of their 105-92 win. It's Boston's worst offensive half this season.
On Sunday, two of the mightiest teams in the NBA squared off in one of the biggest regular season showdowns thus far this season. The reigning champion Boston C
In the end, Cleveland held on, outlasting Oklahoma City, 129-122. The match proved one of the most enticing of the still-young NBA season — when the dust settled on the duel, the lead had changed hands 30 times and 12 players posted double-digit scoring.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged last week's defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a crushing 134-114 victory in a lopsided clash between the league-leading NBA rivals on Thursday.
Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported on Saturday that the Thunder are a team in hot pursuit of Brooklyn Nets forward Cameron Johnson before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. Slater does also note ...
Donovan Mitchell struggled to find his rhythm, going 3-for-16 from the field amid constant pressure from Cason Wallace and Luguentz Dort ... Atkinson's bunch if one of the NBA's best sides.