NBA fans are continuing to suffer it implicit Australian teen prima Josh Giddey, who contiguous was instrumental arsenic Oklahoma City stunned the Lakers with a elephantine comeback.
Giddey finished with 18 points and 10 assists, portion chap defender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 arsenic OKC flipped a 26-point shortage into a 123-115 triumph implicit rubric hopefuls the Lakers.
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It was the 19-year-old Australian's archetypal triumph successful the NBA with OKC ending an 0-4 losing streak to commencement the season.
Giddey shared his excitement connected Twitter aft the game.
As has been the lawsuit since the play started earlier this month, the No.6 prime successful this year's draught continued to gain praise among pundits.
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Former Brooklyn Nets adjunct wide manager turned media icon, Bobby Marks, said helium volition beryllium watching galore OKC games this play owed to Giddey.
It wasn't each smnooth sailing for Giddey though, with the Aussie having 1 infinitesimal helium volition privation helium could instrumentality back.
The Thunder led 118-115 with 9.7 seconds near erstwhile Lakers prima Carmelo Anthony intercepted an inbounds walk by Giddey, a walk which should've made it into the hands of a Thunder teammate.
Fortunately, Anthony severely missed a three-pointer that would person tied the game, and the Thunder rebounded.
Los Angeles changeable 68 per cent successful the archetypal 4th to instrumentality a 41-19 lead, and the Lakers pushed the pb to 56-30 successful the 2nd quarter.
In the closing seconds of the third, Gilgeous-Alexander pump-faked Lakers constituent defender Russell Westbrook, past banked a three-pointer location astatine the buzzer to springiness the Thunder a 97-95 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 17 points connected 5-for-7 shooting successful the 4th arsenic the Thunder rallied back.
- with AP
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