BBNBA: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads in New York
Happy Citrus Bowl day folks. While everyone had their eyes glued to the College Football Playoff and tried to not remember the ball drop, the NBA trudged along. A lot of our former ‘Cats didn’t have an ideal night, but let’s take a look how some did on the last day of 2021.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a defensive battle
The Knicks,-Thunder game at MSG last night set basketball back approximately 25 years. Neither team shot well at all in the 95-80 win for Oklahoma City. The Knicks had a 37% mark from the field with an 8-41 tally from deep. The Thunder weren’t all that much better either, Oklahoma City shot 41% as a team but had a respectable 42% mark on 43 shots from range.
If you like to just check box scores, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t really impress all that much. The Canadian had 23 points on 9-24 shooting on Friday night. Shai shot 2-7 from deep, which impacted his overall shooting numbers pretty significantly.
It was admittedly against a Knicks team that is dealing with injury and COVID-related issues, but it’s always nice to see Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pull out a win for the Thunder. Even if they’re playing on a court meant for the colorblind.
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Despite the loss, it’s good to see Book getting back into form after sitting out with an injury for a small time. He followed up a 38-point performance on Wednesday with 22 points on 26 shots including a 1-5 mark from deep on Friday. Surely not ideal, but I wouldn’t sweat it as the Suns are *checks notes* 27-8 with one of the best calendar years in NBA history. Don’t mean a thing without the ring though.
The Suns are dangerous again, they lost but it doesn’t matter in the slightest. This is a team built for the playoffs, we just have to eagerly wait until then.
Statistics
| Player | Result | Points | FG (3PA) | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | TOs | Mins | +/- |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | 95-80 W vs. NYK | 23 | 9-24 (2-7) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| Devin Booker (PHX) | 123-108 L @ BOS | 22 | 7-26 (1-5) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | -16 |
| Malik Monk (LAL) | 139-106 W vs. POR | 18 | 6-11 (2-5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 28 |
| Tyler Herro (MIA) | 120-110 W @ HOU | 16 | 5-17 (1-9) | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 4 |
| Immanuel Quickley (NYK) | 95-80 L @ OKC | 11 | 4-12 (1-7) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | -12 |
| De’Aaron Fox (SAC) | 112-96 L vs. DAL | 10 | 3-14 (1-3) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | -26 |
| Kevin Knox (NYK) | 95-80 L @ OKC | 7 | 3-8 (1-4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -10 |
| Keldon Johnson (SAS) | 118-105 L @ MEM | 6 | 2-12 (1-5) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | -15 |
| Eric Bledsoe (LAC) | 116-108 L @ TOR | 6 | 2-5 (0-1) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt (MIN) | 120-108 L @ UTA | 5 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | -11 |
| Julius Randle (NYK) | 95-80 L @ OKC | DNP-Health Protocol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nerlens Noel (NYK) | 95-80 L @ OKC | DNP-Health Protocol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Anthony Davis (LAL) | 138-106 W vs. POR | DNP-Knee | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Olivier Sarr (OKC) | 95-80 W vs. NYK | DNP-CD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) | 120-108 L @ UTA | DNP-Health Protocol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bam Adebayo (MIA) | 120-110 W @ HOU | DNP-Thumb | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Isaiah Jackson (IND) | 108-106 L vs. CHI | DNP-Health Protocol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enes Freedom (BOS) | 123-108 W vs. PHX | DNP-Health Protocol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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7:00 p.m. Bulls @ Wizards
7:00 p.m. Spurs (Johnson) @ Pistons (Diallo, Lyles-OUT)
7:30 p.m. Clippers (Bledsoe, Boston-OUT) @ Nets (Gabriel)
8:00 p.m. Nuggets (Murray-OUT) @ Rockets
9:00 p.m. (NBA TV) Warriors @ Jazz
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