Thunder blow out Celtics 150-117 without Gilgeous-Alexander

Published January 4, 2023 8:07 AM

By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Josh Giddey scored a season-high 25 points and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the NBA-leading Boston Celtics 150-117 on Tuesday night. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who ranks among the league’s leaders with 30.8 points per game, sat out with an illness. Without him, the Thunder set a record for points since the team moved to Oklahoma City from Seattle before the 2008-2009 season. The previous mark was 149 points in 2013. Lu Dort scored 23 points and Jalen Williams, Tre Mann and Isaiah Joe each added 21 points for the Thunder. They shot 59.2% from the field. Jaylen Brown scored 29 points for Boston, and Jayson Tatum added 27.

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