Oklahoma City Thunder followers might have been a bit nervous early within the second half of Sport 2 towards the Los Angeles Lakers, trailing by 5 with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander heading to the bench with foul bother.
However with the reigning-MVP off the ground, the Thunder ratcheted up their protection. Utilizing seven steals over 11 minutes of action to show the five-point deficit right into a 13-point lead that they’d by no means relinquish.
OKC completed the sport with as many steals as crew turnovers (12) whereas forcing LA to cough the ball up 21 complete instances en path to a 125-107 win. SGA nonetheless completed with 22 factors – tied with Chet Holmgren for a team-high – whereas Ajay Mitchell posted his second-career 20-point playoff sport and Jared McCain added 18 of his personal in simply 18 minutes of motion.
With two double-digit wins to start out the collection, the Thunder head to Los Angeles with an opportunity to place the Lakers on the point of elimination on Saturday.
Which brings us to immediately’s quiz. McCain was a commerce deadline acquisition for the Thunder from Philadelphia this 12 months and is proving to be very invaluable to date this collection, changing into one in all 37 energetic NBA gamers with a number of 4 three-pointer video games off the bench in the identical postseason. What number of of these gamers are you able to title in 5 minutes?
Good luck!
Did you want this quiz? Are there any quizzes you’d prefer to see us make sooner or later? Tell us your ideas at quizzes@yardbarker.com, and ensure to subscribe to our Quiz of the Day E-newsletter for day by day quizzes despatched proper to your electronic mail!
