In the game between the Thunder and the Knicks, the two teams played very stiffly, and in regular time, neither team decided the winner, and the game went into overtime. In overtime, the Thunder performed even better, breaking through the inside and outside to score consecutively, taking the lead in overtime. Although the Knicks narrowed the point gap with Consecutive Points by Fournier, unfortunately, they missed consecutive shots in the last minute and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Thunder won the game by beating the Knicks 127-123 on the road.
In this game, thunder rookie Gidy's performance was very impressive, he started the game with 38 minutes and 44 seconds, and on 11-of-22 shooting, he had a triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, which was the third triple-double in his career and the second consecutive game to get a triple-double.
It is worth mentioning that the 28 points in a single game also set a new career high for single-game scoring, although he had a career-high 7 turnovers in this campaign, but the flaws were not hidden, Gidey's full play in the game gave the team a great help, he is the team's big contributor to this victory.
I believe that many fans know that Gidy is the player selected with the 6th pick in the first round of 2021, when selected by the Thunder, many media think that this draft is a upset, because When Gidy was in the simulation draft, his pick was not high, did not enter the top 10, and was selected by the Thunder with the 6th pick, which surprised many media. After Gidy was selected, a lot of people posted on social media asking who Gidy was, because not many people knew about Gidy as a player, and it was a complete accident that he was selected with the top 10 picks.
However, judging from the performance so far in the new season, the Thunder team chose Gidey with the 6th pick, which is a very correct decision, Gidey's performance in the game did not disappoint the team management and fans, he fully cashed out his talent and strength on the field, and played better and better. On the court, he showed his ability in all aspects, in both ends of the attack and defense and tandem of the whole team has a very good performance, at the age of only 19, he has already got 3 triple-doubles data, and he has 15 games in the rookie season to get two double-doubles, this data has surpassed Westbrook, becoming the thunder team's rookie season to get the most double-doubles, when he first entered the league, Gidy has such an excellent performance, from this aspect, it is enough to see, Gidey is a very promising young man with a promising future.
Here I have to praise the Thunder's draft vision, from the beginning of Durant, Harden and Westbrook, and now Gidey, the team has selected many players who have become the cornerstone of the team through the draft. At present, Durant, Harden and Westbrook have been successful in the league, they have all won the regular season MVP in their careers, and now Gidy is expected to become a player like them. If the Thunder focus on cultivating Gidy and give him stable playing time and ball rights, I believe that Gidy's future will be very bright, and he is also expected to become a cornerstone player on the road to the Thunder's rebuilding.