OKC Thunder Duo Makes History in Win Over Atlanta

Oklahoma City started the season off with a bang, and made sure to keep the Thunder faithful on the edge of their seats. After dominating most of class year, the shorthanded Thunder embarked on a title defense campaign with two straight double overtime games. The players were certainly exhausted considering the lack of players available, but nonetheless, Oklahoma City started off without a blemish. In game three, it was back to regularly scheduled programming.

The Thunder blew out the Atlanta Hawks on the road and finally had some room to breathe after two games that were too close for comfort. During the first two games of the season, Oklahoma City’s stars put up some gaudy numbers and understandably so. Playing that many minutes and going into double overtime twice will certainly give you the chance to put up some serious stats. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his first 50-point game of the season, and Chet Holmgren had a 28-point offensive explosion.

Ironically, though, it was the third game where Oklahoma City made offensive history. Despite the game being a blowout, and the Thunder’s starters finally getting a rest in the fourth quarter, the team’s star duo set a Thunder record. Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren are now the only duo in franchise history to each score 30 points in less than 30 minutes in the same game. A jaw-dropping feat, no doubt.