Beijing time on February 3, the Lone Ranger 114-120 lost to the Thunder, this game the two teams fought to overtime, in the overtime Dort alone scored 14 points to defeat the Lone Ranger team, and finally the Western Vice Squad Leader Thunder upset to defeat the Fifth Lone Ranger in the West, this game Dort bombed 30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block + 10 of 3 points, becoming one of the most scored players in a single overtime in the past 25 seasons (Pingwei less than 14 points).
But the most acclaimed player in the game was Josh Gieddy, a 19-year-old Australian talent who saved the entire team with an out-of-bounds ball in the final moments of the fourth quarter.
(Doncic 5 points + Bullock 3 points) Eight seconds before the finale, the Lone Ranger has already surpassed 2 points 103-101, Gidy sent the ball out of bounds, he saw Kenridge Williams' position was facing the basket, and Doncic was watching, he hoisted the basket under Williams received the ball directly to the basket hit, the Thunder completed the perfect draw. Doncic then scored two teams to go into overtime, where Dort took over the game to win the Thunder.
Gidy's pass was praised by the Thunder reporter, and Gidy also completed his 12th double-double of the season. The 2.03m-tall point guard constantly surprises fans.
The game was 36 minutes, 7 of 13, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 14 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 53.8%, the fly in the ointment is that there are 6 turnovers.
He won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in January just before the game, averaging 13.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game in January, and he became the face of all-round rookies. There are only three players in the league whose main position is PG above 2.03 meters tall – Lamelo Ball, Josh Gidey and Ben Simmons.
After the Feb. 1 game, he finished 500 points+ 200 rebounds + 200 assists in his first 45 games, just as LeBron James, who had just matched his rookie season, became the fourth youngest Mr. 500+200+20.
After this game, Gidy has already scored 12 double-doubles in his rookie season, surpassing wester than Westbrook, who was the first in Thunder history, to have a 10 double-doubles. Gidy also had a triple-double this season, one with 8 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists, 0 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and he was really well-rounded.
At present, Gidy has entered the top 4 of the best rookie list, the first is Cunningham, the second is Mobley, the third is Barnes, the fourth is Gidy, the Australian lad's style of play is too similar to Simmons, not good at projection is very comprehensive, no wonder he said that his draft template should be Simmons.
Text/Yan Xiaobai