The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New York Knicks in a thrilling game, extending their winning streak to 14 games, tying the franchise record. Aaron Wiggins emerged as a key player, scoring 19 points, including 15 in the pivotal fourth quarter.
Aaron Wiggins scored a season-high 19 points, 15 in the fourth quarter, as the host Oklahoma City Thunder stretched their winning streak to 14 games with a 117-107 win over the New York Knicks on Friday (Saturday, January 4, Manila time). The streak ties the longest for the Thunder franchise, including its time as the Seattle Supersonics. The matchup was the NBA ’s first between two teams on winning streak s of nine or more games since Feb. 29, 2000, and just the fourth in league history.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Thunder, but Wiggins took over in the fourth as Oklahoma City outscored New York 37-19. Wiggins hit his first of four 3-pointers in the quarter just more than three minutes in, cutting the Thunder’s deficit to two, then took a feed from Gilgeous-Alexander to hit another to tie the game with just more than five minutes remaining. He put Oklahoma City ahead with yet another trey a minute later, then answered Karl-Anthony Towns’ hook that put the Knicks back in front with a driving layup, finishing through a foul and hitting the free throw to put the Thunder ahead for good. In each of their last two games, the Thunder used a late second-quarter push to gain momentum before blowing the game open in the third. The Knicks pulled off a 16-4 run just before halftime, as Mikal Bridges scored seven of his point
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