May 2, 2021
Oklahoma City suffered their worst lost in team history on Saturday night against Indiana by 57 points. However, on Sunday, they turned things around and nearly took down the NBA s top team in the Phoenix Suns. Although they lost by a final score of 123-120, there were drastic improvements across the board from the Thunder in comparison to the night before.
OKC s
Ty Jerome had a chance to play against his former team on Sunday night. After being acquired by the Thunder in the
Chris Paul trade, former Phoenix Sun Jerome would look past his early-career injury issues and try make an impact on a rebuilding Oklahoma City team. After missing the first part of the season due to an ankle injury and spending time in the G League bubble, he s been perhaps the Thunder s best bench player.
Late run not enough as Thunder fall 123-120 to Suns
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The Oklahoma City Thunder entered tonight’s game against the Phoenix Suns look to snap a two game home losing streak. Coming into the game, Head Coach Mark Daigneault wanted the Thunder to take away the easy shots and force Phoenix to hit the tough ones.
Luguentz Dort and Darius Bazley both came out strong and got Oklahoma City out to an early lead. To start the second quarter, Phoenix went on a 12-0 scoring run to take control of the game.
Pacers throttle Thunder in 57-point win
Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double in the first half and the Indiana Pacers flirted with the most lopsided victory in NBA history before beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-95 on Saturday night.
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OKLAHOMA CITY Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double in the first half and the Indiana Pacers flirted with the most lopsided victory in NBA history before beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-95 on Saturday night.
Sabonis finished with 26 points, 19 rebounds and 14 assists, and the Pacers scored their most points in a game since joining the NBA in 1976.
Three takeaways from Oklahoma City s 152-95 loss at the hands of the Pacers
Setting a new mark for the worst loss in franchise history, the Thunder never got it going at home against the Indiana Pacers
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May 1, 2021
The Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the Indiana Pacers 152-95 on Saturday night, falling to 21-42 on the season.
Though OKC has grown accustomed to playing without
Luguentz Dort as of late, they carded perhaps their worst performance to date, struggling to contain the Pacers offense. Late into the third quarter, Indiana was still shooting 70 percent from the field, a mark that’s simply unacceptable.
Cliff Brunt
Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis (11) passes in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley (7) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) May 01, 2021 - 9:25 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY - Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double in the first half and the Indiana Pacers flirted with the most lopsided victory in NBA history before beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-95 on Saturday night.
Sabonis finished with 26 points, 19 rebounds and 14 assists, and the Pacers scored their most points in a game since joining the NBA in 1976.
They led by 67 points with 4:12 remaining before the Thunder scored the gameâs next 10 points. The NBA s largest victory margin remains 68, set by Cleveland against Miami in 1991.