Trailing All-Star Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics by ten points at halftime, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort made a key defensive switch that led to a scoreless second half for the All-Star before sealing a 105-92 victory. The Thunder extended their winning streak to 15 games in a win against the champion Celtics. Dort played a critical role, guarding Brown on one end of the floor before connecting on three threes in the game’s final 2:22.
Dort made back-to-back threes that the Thunder’s lead to a dozen points. Then, a final dagger with 40.2 seconds left in the final frame pushed Oklahoma City’s advantage to 15.
Lu Dort finished with 14 points, six rebounds, one steal, and one block.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s honest admission of beating the Celtics
After the win, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander addressed the significance of beating the Celtics.
“It’s not that significant in the grand scheme of things. It’s one game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Now, we got better tonight. And that’s what we’re after every day. So, it’s significant in that way. But it doesn’t hold any weight. Game’s over. We’ll learn our lessons. But we did good tonight.”
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder will hit the road to take on the Cavs on Wednesday.
