‘Keeps getting better and better’: Josh Giddey records triple-double in victory over the Golden State Warriors
Australian phenom Josh Giddey starred for the Oklahoma City Thunder throughout Wednesday’s nine-point victory over the Golden State Warriors, registering the seventh triple-double of his NBA profession.
The 20-year-old from Melbourne contributed 17 factors, 11 rebounds and 17 assists throughout the 137-129 victory in entrance of a packed home at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Centre, with Thunder level guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander mustering a team-high 33 factors towards the defending champions.
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Giddey turns into the youngest participant in NBA historical past to report a line of 15+ factors, 10+ rebounds, and 15+ assists. The solely NBA participant extra triple-doubles earlier than their twenty first birthday is Luka Doncic.
“Gid’s a great passer, everyone knows that,” Thunder teammate Jaylin Williams advised reporters after the sport.
“We looked up and saw he had 17 assists and were like, ‘Dang!’”
Giddey’s career-high 17 assists equals the Australian report within the NBA, with Ben Simmons reaching the feat in 2019.
“At this stage of the year, every win is crucial. This is a big one for us against a really good team,” Giddey mentioned after the triumph.
“It was just a matter of who could weather the storm the best, and we did a good job of managing their runs.
“I was just trying to get guys the ball in the right sports at the right time, and they took care of the rest.
“It was a credit to the group, a team effort against a really good opponent.”
The Thunder, coming off back-to-back victories towards the Utah Jazz, have now gained three video games in a row, sliding as much as tenth on the Western Conference standings.
They will subsequent face Phoenix Suns, who’re additionally looking for a fourth consecutive victory. on the Footprint Center on Thursday at 1pm AEDT.
