NY National Basketball Association (AP) -- Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points in 27 minutes and was among six Oklahoma City players to complete in double statistics
as the Thunder routed the brand new York Knicks 126-103 on Friday night. Chris
Paul added 21 factors and 12 assists for Oklahoma City, which includes won two
directly an seven of 10. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 points. Dennis
Schroder and Hamidou Diallo experienced 16 and 12, respectively, off the bench,
and Steven Adams contributed 12 factors and 11 rebounds. Despite an 18-point
performance from Elfrid Payton, NY has dropped consecutive video games, and has
lost eight of 10. RJ Barrett scored 17 points, Bobby Portis added 14, Julius
Randle chipped in with 12, and Mitchell Robinson had 11. The matchup between a
team readying itself for the upcoming playoffs and the other finding your way
through the draft lottery played out just as expected. The Thunder begun to take
control of the game midway through the second quarter and led 61-48 at halftime.
They didn't allow up in the next half as the benefit grew to 34 factors after
Paul drilled a 3 with 9:50 left in the 4th quarter. Oklahoma Town is Jordan
mourns Kobe guard-oriented team, but that didn't quit the Thunder from
attacking the inside. They finished Memphis
Grizzlies with 58 points in the paint. TIP-INS: THUNDER: The game might have
been Paul's audition for the Knicks, as presently there is speculation
suggesting the long-beleaguered franchise could trade for Oklahoma City's
veteran stage guard come early july. Paul, whose previous agent Leon Rose is
currently the president of the Knicks, entered the overall game averaging 17.5
factors and 6.7 assists, and was named to the All-Star group. Paul, 34, is in
his 15th period. He has has 2 yrs still left on a four-year, $159.7 million
contract that will pay him the average salary of $39.9 million. He'll be 36
years old when the offer expires by the end of the 2021-22 season. KNICKS:
Amongst other areas of the game, perimeter shooting is not New York's forte this
season. The Knicks entered the overall game averaging .338 percent shooting from
3, which ranks 27th in the little league. In comparison, New York's opponents
possess produced .383 percent of 3s against the Knicks this year.