Oklahoma City ended its preseason with a victory (104-99) against the Hawks replacements. A Pyrrhic victory because Jalen Williams twisted his ankle during the match…
An injury added to those of Jaylin Williams And Isaiah Hartensteinwhich risks posing a problem in the racket, where Chet Holmgren now finds himself very alone. While the Thunder's first game of the regular season is scheduled for October 24 against Nikola Jokic's Nuggets!
In these conditions, Mark Daigneault tested some fairly experimental combinations this night, including a Ousmane Dieng used as a pivot in “small ball” alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams and Lu Dort. This is because with his 2m08, the Frenchman is the third tallest player in the squad.
Confident and aggressive offensively, the native of Villeneuve-sur-Lot in any case brought good things, with 15 points at 4/7 shooting, including 2/5 from distance, plus 8 rebounds. By provoking opposing faults.
It remains to be seen whether these experiments will continue in the regular season, and whether they will be effective…
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.