As the rebuilding Rockets and Thunder met for the first time since November, Oklahoma...
As the rebuilding Rockets and Thunder met for the first time since November, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City are seeking a playoff spot, not just lottery luck.The win was not considered anything notable at the time. If anything, it was the sort of win the Rockets were expected to take.
The Thunder arrived in Houston off a loss Monday to the Warriors when they succumbed to a late barrage of 3-pointers. Had they taken a win that night — they were within two with 3½ minutes left — they would have held the same record as the reigning NBA champions. The Clippers could pay such a heavy price because getting George meant landing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent. But the Thunder got a backcourt scorer with star potential and the start of their draft pick stockpile that would be followed with a pair of Rockets picks and two potential swaps in the exchange of Chris Paul for Russell Westbrook.
“They have a really good player,” Rockets coach Stephen Silas said of the rise of the Thunder. “He could be a top 10 player in the league. Early, he helped them win some games to where their confidence got bigger and bigger, and better and better. The way SGA plays, there’s a swagger that comes along with that not just from him but from the rest of the group.”
He started with a good feel for changing speeds and getting his own shot. That has continued to improve to where he has become a master at it.
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