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Thunder Fall Short in Comeback Against Warriors
The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder had been defeated by the Golden State Warriors 128-120 on the Paycom Middle on Monday evening, falling to 24-26 on the season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way in which for OKC on offense, pitching in 31 factors, seven assists, 4 rebounds, and three blocks. For the Warriors, Stephen Curry tallied 34 factors, 12 assists and eight rebounds.
Regardless of lacking Lu Dort for the second consecutive sport, the Thunder stored tempo with Golden State early on, trailing 11-10 after a pair of Gilgeous-Alexander free throws. 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions by the Warriors swiftly gave the Thunder a 17-10 benefit and drew a timeout from Oklahoma Metropolis head coach Mark Daigneault.
A triple from Aaron Wiggins momentarily stopped the bleeding, however not earlier than a 10-2 Golden State run that will grant the Warriors a 19-10 lead. The scenario would solely worsen for Oklahoma Metropolis, who shot 8-for-24 within the first quarter.
The Thunder went into the second interval trailing 38-20, with Gilgeous-Alexander ending 1-of-8 from the sphere within the first 12 minutes.
The second quarter proved to be extra of the identical, as Golden State took a 20 level lead halfway by way of the body. A number of fast buckets from rookie wing Jalen Williams introduced the sport to 50-34 with 4 minutes left within the first half, however a triple from Klay Thompson shortly shut down any momentum that OKC was constructing.
Rookie huge man Jaylin Williams had a number of notable possessions on offense, ending an acrobatic layup and flattening a shot from past the arc. Regardless of this, the Warriors went into the break with a 63-48 lead, flattening 12 triples within the first half.
Golden State opened the third quarter on a 6-0 run, giving the visiting staff a 21 level solely three minutes in. Second-year guard Josh Giddey bought Oklahoma Metropolis on the board with a midrange floater after which dished a cross out to Jaylin Williams who related on a shot from deep to chop the Warriors result in 15.
Moments later, a pair of free throws from Jalen Williams adopted by an “and one” from Gilgeous-Alexander introduced the Thunder inside 11. With 90 seconds left within the third quarter, Tre Mann hit a deep 3-pointer that introduced the Thunder inside 9.
SGA continued to warmth up late within the interval, heading into the ultimate body with 24 factors. Veteran huge man Mike Muscala nailed a triple on the buzzer to ship the sport to the fourth quarter with the rating 94-85 in favor of Golden State.
The Thunder opened the interval with triples from Isaiah Joe and Gilgeous-Alexander to tug OKC inside 5. Jalen Williams discovered the underside of the web on a step-back 3-pointer following an enormous offensive rebound by Kenrich Williams to make the rating 100-98 with simply over eight minutes left within the sport.
With simply over 4 minutes left within the contest, Gilgeous-Alexander discovered Jalen Williams underneath the basket for a layup to make lower the Warriors result in 109-107. Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the basket to tie the sport on the following possession, however could not provide you with the basket.
On the opposite finish, Jordan Poole knocked down a triple from the nook to present Golden State a 5 level benefit. Oklahoma Metropolis was unable to beat the late deficit, falling 128-120.
The Thunder will play the primary of two consecutive video games in opposition to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7 P.M. CT in Houston.
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Oklahoma State has plenty of talent to replace next season, but no one will be more difficult to replace than its star receiver.
Over the past few years, no one has embodied the OSU program better than Brennan Presley. Since he stepped on the field for the first time in 2020, he has been a symbol of consistency for the Pokes.
Although he has played significant roles on a couple of OSU teams that made the Big 12 Championship, he had no issues staying focused throughout the three-win campaign in 2024. In a season where it was easy to find the negatives in just about everything the Cowboys did, Presley remained a bright spot. Entering the season on the Biletnikoff watch list, Presley finished his final collegiate season with 90 catches for 767 yards and seven touchdowns.
The reason Presley will be so difficult to replace is not only because of his impressive numbers each season but also because of how consistent he has been at putting those numbers up.
His consistency led to him breaking the Cowboys’ all-time receptions record in 2024, becoming the first player to cross the 300-catch mark in an OSU uniform by ending his career with 315.
Without Presley out there to be a reliable target next season, there will be some growing pains for whoever suits up under center. Along with always being available for a pass, Presley could be used in a variety of ways.
While it wasn’t his best ability, Presley was also occasionally used as a rusher throughout his career. He ended his OSU tenure with 30 rush attempts for 160 yards and six touchdowns, with most of his carries used as a wrinkle near the goal line.
Of course, the five-year Cowboy was well-known for his ability to return on special teams. His most notable was a kickoff return touchdown in Bedlam in 2021, and 1,667 kick and punt return yards helped him break 5,000 career all-purpose yards.
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An 8-year-old Oklahoma girl is still missing in Texas after floodwaters carried away the family SUV on Christmas Eve.
According to local reports in Sherman, Texas, the SUV ran off the road into a drainage ditch before succumbing to the flood. The Sherman Police Department said six people were inside the vehicle when it crashed.
Four family members were rescued. CBS News reported that the missing girl’s father, Will Robinson, did not survive. Robinson was a coach for the Durant High School Lady Lions basketball team.
By the afternoon of Christmas Day, searchers had covered seven miles of creek in the area without success.
“We are shifting our focus into the county, targeting some possible locations where we have not looked to as yet,” the department wrote on Facebook Wednesday. “Our search will continue until dark today, then we will resume searching again (Thursday) before daylight.”
NORMAN, Okla. — — Raegan Beers matched a career high with 28 points, and No. 10 Oklahoma rolled past Omaha 111-65 on Sunday.
Beers, a 6-foot-4 center, made 11 of 13 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds to help Oklahoma win its fifth straight since an overtime loss to Duke.
Skylar Vann had 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Kiersten Johnson added 12 points for the Sooners (11-1). Oklahoma scored at least 100 points for the third time this season after entering the day ranked fourth nationally with 90.7 points per game.
Ja Harvey scored 21 points and Cora Olsen added 15 for Omaha. The Mavericks (8-5) had won seven straight since a 79-77 loss to Wisconsin, but gave up a season-high point total against the Sooners.
Oklahoma led 52-34 at halftime, with Beers producing 15 points and six rebounds.
The Sooners exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Mavericks 35-25 to take an 87-59 lead. It matched the most points Oklahoma has scored in a quarter this season. The Sooners made 14 field goals and five 3-pointers in the period.
Omaha: Aside from Harvey, none of the Mavericks could get going. Harvey made 8 of 14 field goals while the rest of the team made 15 of 52.
Oklahoma: The Sooners continued to bully opponents in the paint and beat them with pace. They outrebounded the Mavericks 57-33 and forced 20 turnovers.
Oklahoma set the tone from the beginning by scoring the game’s first eight points. The Sooners led 26-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Omaha made just 2 of 21 3-pointers while Oklahoma made 13 of 35.
Omaha hosts North Dakota on Jan. 2. Oklahoma hosts New Mexico State on Dec. 29.
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