The Oklahoma City Thunder had the most single-game points in franchise history when they defeated the Boston Celtics 150-117 at the Paycom Center on Tuesday.
This is an absolutely great result for the team of Quebecer Luguentz Dort. Not only did it have to play the top team in the Eastern Conference table, it also had to play without its best player, Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Celtics may have underestimated their rivals as they received a real lesson in efficiency. The Thunder hit nearly 60 percent of their two-point shots and completed half of their attempts from downtown.
The loss of the Silver Tour’s youngest Defensive Player of the Year, Marcus Smart, certainly didn’t help the Boston team. Smart was thrown out of the game in the third quarter after verbally attacking the officials.
The Celtics have accumulated at least 150 points for the third time in their glorious history and for the first time since 1979.
Dort, a Montreal native, had 23 points in 28 minutes on the floor. He is one of five players on the Oklahoma team to have 20 points. Josh Giddey (25), Jalen Williams (21), Tre Mann (21) and Isaiah Joe (21) all contributed to the demolition work.
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum did what they could to save the Celtics’ honor, amassing 29 and 27 points, respectively.