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Oklahoma City Thunder at Brooklyn Nets

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47-11, 21-7 Away
Final
129 - 121

21-37, 9-19 Home

Thunder bounce back from stunning collapse with fourth-quarter blitz to beat the Nets 129-121

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

Aaron Wiggins added 24 points and Jalen Williams had 22 for the Thunder, who were playing for the first time since their 131-128 loss to Minnesota on Monday, when they led by 24 points in the fourth quarter and were still ahead by 16 with under 4 minutes remaining in regulation.

They had some of the same defensive woes in this one, when they allowed a season-high 76 points in the first half and trailed by 18. But then they unleased an 18-0 run in the fourth quarter, turning a 103-99 deficit into a 117-103 lead. Oklahoma City outscored Brooklyn 27-7 to begin the period.

Day'Ron Sharpe scored a career-high 25 points in his first start of the season for the Nets, adding 15 rebounds and five assists. Killian Hayes had a season-best 19 points and Cam Johnson also scored 19.

Takeaways Thunder: Once they got going, the Western Conference leaders didn't slow down until they had avoided what would have been consecutive losses for just the second time this season.

Nets: Sharpe made the most of his chance to start and play major minutes with starting center Nic Claxton suspended for the game by the NBA for accumulation of flagrant foul points.

Key moment With the Thunder having just taken a two-point lead, Cason Wallace got the next two baskets off his own steals, giving Oklahoma City a 109-103 lead midway through its run.

Key stat The Nets made a season-high 23 3-pointers on a franchise-record 61 attempts.

Up next The Thunder visit Atlanta on Friday night and the Nets host Portland.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 129 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 129 - 121
4th 10.1 Alex Caruso defensive rebound 129 - 121
4th 12.1 Killian Hayes misses driving layup 129 - 121
4th 19.1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2 129 - 121

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/okc.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOKC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN
48-90 FG 38-93
53.3 Field Goal % 40.9
9-30 3PT 23-61
30.0 Three Point % 37.7
24-29 FT 22-25
82.8 Free Throw % 88.0
45 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 18
34 Defensive Rebounds 28
27 Assists 31
10 Steals 7
4 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
19 Fast Break Points 11
68 Points in Paint 28
21 Fouls 25
14 Largest Lead 18
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ziaire Williams, F Out Apr 13
Reece Beekman, G Out Apr 13
Cameron Johnson, SF Out Apr 12
D'Angelo Russell, G Out Apr 12
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Out Apr 12
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ousmane Dieng, F Out Apr 23
Nikola Topic, G Out Jan 12

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,926 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2
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