Sport tip An unexpected hero inspired Oklahoma to turn Philadelphia
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Oklahoma went through Hell, but managed to recover from a 24-point deficit to unpleasantly surprise Philadelphia with the final 102:97 (26:31, 18:24, 26:26, 32:16) in its second control before the official restart ofseason. The hero for the `thunder` was the guard Andre Roberson, who returned from a two-year absence, who scored two consecutive threes at the end of the match to bring victory to his team.
Even before the first siren, it became clear that the Sixers star Joel Embid will not take part in the match due to problems with the calf on the right leg. Philly head coach Brett Brown put Ben Simmons in 4th place again, with Shake Milton and Josh Richardson starting on both guards. The other two holders were Tobias Harris and Al Horford. Oklahoma bet on a starting five from Chris Paul, Luguenz Dort, Shay Gilges-Alexander, Danilo Galinari and Stephen Adams.
Both teams showed accurate aiming from a long distance at the beginning of the match, and the result was maintained within a few points difference. The Sixers were the first to break away at 17:26 after a triple by Josh Richardson and a basket by Norvel Pele. A good inclusion of Dennis Schroeder and Nerlens Noel from Thunder`s bench helped the team reduce its deficit to 5 points before the start of the second quarter - 26:31 for the Sixers.
Philadelphia reached their first double-digit lead in the opening minutes of the second half after a series of 8:2, which allowed them to pull with 11 points at 28:39. Ben Simmons and company continued to hold their double-digit lead, and Glen Robinson III made an impression. , who scored 7 points in 7 minutes, but returned briefly to the locker room after receiving a blow. Both teams retired at the big break with a score of 44:55 for Philadelphia.
Philadelphia carried on their great game in both phases and in the second half of the match, gradually increasing their assets. A series of 21:7 for the Sixers allowed them to lead by 21 points in the middle of the third period, and the thunder could not find a counteraction to the impeccable actions of their opponent. The Oklahoma players finally found momentum in their game by soccer events in the last minutes of the third quarter and reduced their deficit to 11 points - 70:81 before the start of the last quarter.
Many missed shots by Philadelphia allowed the Thunder players to pick up speed and return by 5 points with 6 minutes left until the end of the match. Two consecutive triples - one by Mike Muscala and Deont Burton - reduced Oklahoma`s deficit to just two points at 3:54 until the final whistle. In the next attack, Muskala again rose above all to equalize the score at 92.
Alec Burks gave Philly a two-point lead with successful penalties, but Andre Roberson scored a three-pointer to regain the lead in favor of Oklahoma - 98:97. Again, Roberson was accurate from a long distance to legitimize the unexpected success of Thunder - 102:97.
Shay Gilges-Alexander recorded 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for ACS, Darius Baisley and Luguenz Dort added 13 points each, with 11 points and 9 rebounds left Stephen Adams. For Philadelphia, Ben Simmons was the best with 14 points, 11 steals and 9 assists, Al Horford scored 13 and took 9 rebounds, Shake Milton also finished with 13 points and Shake Milton ? Sport tip - more details and information: Sport tip
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