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Brandon Rahbar: Thunder improve to 40-11. 40 wins before 20 losses. 36 blowout over Orlando. SGA: 20 PTS/9 AST/2 STL Hartenstein: 1st career triple double Chet: 16 PTS/10 REB Dort: 18 PTS/4-5 3PT Joe: 22 PTS/5-8 3PT Next up: Thunder vs Spurs Part V in San Antonio tomorrow night on ESPN.
Justin Martinez: Final: Thunder 104, Pelicans 95 Chet Holmgren: 20 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 29 points and 6 rebounds Isaiah Joe: 17 points and 3 assists Jeremiah Fears and Lu Dort got into it after the buzzer, and both benches cleared. Fears had to be escorted into the tunnel by two Pelicans staff members. Crazy game, but OKC snaps a two-game skid and improves to 38-10 on the season.
Justin Martinez: Asked Chet Holmgren about the value of Isaiah Joe and if he’d like to see him in this year’s 3-Point Contest: “I don’t know how he hasn’t gotten invited yet. I don’t know how they calculate that. … But he deserves to be out there for the 3-Point Contest. I’m sure that’s something he would love to do. And I’m sure if he got in it, he’d go win it. The league needs to send that invite.”
Justin Martinez: Final: Thunder 136, Cavaliers 104 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 30 points and 3 assists Chet Holmgren: 28 points and 8 rebounds Lu Dort: 18 points and 5 rebounds Isaiah Joe: 16 points and 5 rebounds OKC (36-8) wins despite only having 10 players available in the second half.
Justin Martinez: OKC's Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe are available to play tonight against Phoenix. Both players were listed as questionable.
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Brandon Rahbar: Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe are questionable tomorrow vs the Suns. Isaiah Hartenstein, Jaylin Williams and Ousmane Dieng remain out.
Justin Martinez: Here's the injury report for OKC's game against Atlanta tonight: Isaiah Joe is available after exiting yesterday's game with neck soreness. But Ajay Mitchell (left shin contusion) is questionable, and Isaiah Hartenstein (right soleus strain) is out.
Brandon Rahbar: Isaiah Joe is back tomorrow vs the Clippers. Isaiah Hartenstein (injury management) and Jaylin Williams (right heel bursitis) are out.
Brandon Rahbar: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (elbow bursitis) is out tomorrow vs the Jazz. Lu Dort, Alex Caruso, Isaiah Joe and Isaiah Hartenstein remain out.
Brandon Rahbar: Isaiah Joe (left knee soreness) is now questionable vs the Mavs tonight. Dort, Caruso and Hartenstein are out.
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However, Joe's role as the Thunder's spot-up 3-point shooter off the bench, is something that truly impresses Williams, as he revealed, following Sunday's 123-115 win against the Portland Blazers. “Honestly, I think that's like not even the most underrated part of that whole thing. I think it's more like, coming into the game, not knowing when you're going to come in, you have no prior shots, and your first three is: I gotta run, get my feet, and shoot a corner-3 with like four seconds left — and be expected to make it — is a very elite skill,” Williams said. “And it's not a skill that a lot of NBA players have. So, for him to be on our team and have that, is very special. “And honestly, we probably take it for granted because when he misses, it's kind of weird. And you kind of have to catch yourself. I think me not playing was something that I really started to understand — his job is extremely hard. To come in and be expected to make shots right away. But that's why he gets paid and he does it at a very high clip.”
Brandon Rahbar: Thunder improve to 20-1. 12 straight wins. SGA: 10 points in final 4 minutes. Chet: 19 PTS/9 REB/3 BLK JDub: 16 PTS/8 REB/5 AST/3 BLK Mitchell: 17 PTS/5 REB/5 AST Joe: 15 PTS/3-6 3PT Next up: Warriors in The Bay on Tuesday night.
Brandon Rahbar: Isaiah Joe on Ajay Mitchell: “Ajay has been a professional the whole time he has been here. Even when he wasn’t playing. He’s soaked up a lot of information. He’s just a player.”
Anthony Slater: That was the first flagrant foul of Steph Curry's 17-year career -- 1,193 career games prior to tonight and zero flagrants. Got called for stepping into the landing zone under an Isaiah Joe attempted 3.
