Thunder win 14th straight in comeback over Knicks
OKC 117 NYK 107
Things are going well. The Oklahoma City Thunder (29-5) beat the Knicks (24-11) in relatively dramatic fashion, needing a fourth quarter comeback fueled by a Aaron Wiggins 15-point outburst to turn an 8-point deficit into another double-digit Thunder win.
Next up: The big one. The Thunder host the Celtics on Sunday for a shot at the champs and OKC's 30th win in historic, 15-straight fashion.
This is special stuff from OKC.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
5th game in 7 nights.
Knicks had won 9 straight.
Down 14 points at one point. Down 8 to start the 4th.
Thunder get their 14th straight win in style.
Thunder starters vs Knicks
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
SGA
Wallace
Dort
JDub
Hartenstein
OKC going for 14 straight wins.
NYK going for 10 straight wins.
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SGA breaking Harts.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
pic.twitter.com/njkKs0rUXG
Knicks up 66-54 at the half.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
Thunder could use another one of those Wolves/Clippers 3rd quarters tonight.
Ajay Mitchell went to the locker room with what looked like an ankle injury.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
Mitchell typically starts the 4th quarter and has been one of OKC’s best scorers tonight.
Mark Daigneault says Ajay Mitchell has a toe sprain.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
Thunder outscored the Knicks 37-19 in the 4th quarter.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
Especially impressive given it’s the 2nd night of a back to back/3rd game in 4 nights/5th game in 7 nights.
Aaron Wiggins, Jalen Williams and the OKC crowd dominated the 4th quarter.
Mark Daigneault asked by @jxlorenzi about playing Aaron Wiggins down the stretch:
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
“Well, he was making every shot…
If you were making every shot, I’d play you [laughs].”
Thunder improve to 29-5.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
14 straight wins.
10-0 vs the East.
14 point comeback.
Snap Knicks 9 game win streak.
Next up: Celtics in OKC on Sunday afternoon.
Aaron Wiggins tonight
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
19 PTS
7-9 FG
4-6 3PT
5 REB
2 AST
2 BLK
Wiggins went 4-4 from 3 in the 4th quarter. pic.twitter.com/lQTkOJEV6c
Loud City all on their feet with 30 seconds to go.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
Booming MVP chants for SGA.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander cuts off the question early when asked whether he’s looking forward to playing the Celtics on Sunday:
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 4, 2025
“Absolutely. Absolutely. They won and we’re trying to win.”
