The Oklahoma City Thunder were the talk of NBA Twitter on Saturday after pulling the upset win over the Dallas Mavericks despite trailing by as many as 16 points late in the fourth quarter.
A creative substitution from Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault that saw shooting specialist Isaiah Joe play the final five minutes of regulation was the shot in the arm the offense needed to force overtime.
The 3-3 Thunder would proceed to complete the comeback and win their third consecutive game behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 38-point performance.
Here are some of the best tweets from the Thunder’s 117-111 upset win against the Mavericks.
ISAIAH JOE TODAY
15 POINTS IN 10 MINUTES
4/4 FGA
3/3 3PA
GAME TYING BUCKET IN THE 4TH
2 3-POINTERS IN OVERTIMETHANK YOU 76ERS pic.twitter.com/vjnUTU7rzA
— TF (@ThunderFocus) October 30, 2022
The Mavs managed to blow a 16-point lead in the last 3:57 of regulation and lose in OT to the Thunder. That would qualify as a bad loss.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) October 30, 2022
Comeback kids ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/3ozybMBxKD
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) October 30, 2022
“free shai”
he looks very happy where he is. pic.twitter.com/MoqT86a9Bs
— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) October 30, 2022
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tonight:
38 points
55.5 FG%
100 FT%
9 assist
6 rebounds
2 steals
1 blockScored 16 points in the final 11 minutes
Clutch. All-Star. Him.#ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/aTEvt2iGPq
— ThunderChets (@ThunderChats) October 30, 2022
ISAIAH JOE IS THE GREATEST SHOOTER IN THUNDER HISTORY is something you can tweet tonight and not be accused of overreacting.
— Albazleycakes (@Albabycakes) October 30, 2022
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander today
38 POINTS
9 ASSISTS
6 REBOUNDS
3 BLOCKS
1 STEAL
15-27 FGA
63 TS%SUPERSTAR pic.twitter.com/Mv26z1Cdwp
— TF (@ThunderFocus) October 30, 2022
Not sure what the Thunder are, but they're not a joke. SGA+ defense=competence. Shai looks like an All-Star. Am researching when Isaiah Joe will be supermax eligible.
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) October 30, 2022
you up? 🤣🤣 https://t.co/VUWiZfpZXL
— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) October 30, 2022
Just an incredible road win over Dallas tonight. A historic comeback from 16 down with 4 min left. Isaiah Joe comes in for the first time all night with 5 min left and scores 15. Our Thunder now 3-3 with three straight wins against elite Western Conference teams. Thunder Up! pic.twitter.com/O9s8H5Pjzl
— Mayor David Holt (@davidfholt) October 30, 2022
Mark Daigneault doesn’t get enough credit for being one of the BEST defensive coaches in the LEAGUE.
The Thunder are tied for the 6th best defense so far this year, after having a top-10 one the year before until Dort went down.
— TF (@ThunderFocus) October 30, 2022
a turn of events as they say pic.twitter.com/0B4wKipf3A
— TF (@ThunderFocus) October 30, 2022
Isaiah Joe for three…AGAIN 👌 pic.twitter.com/9kVpcSqc6X
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) October 30, 2022
This Thunder team never quits, no matter the time nor score.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) October 30, 2022
STOP SLEEPING ON THE OKC THUNDER
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) October 30, 2022
I WILL TELL MY CHILDREN ABOUT THE ISAIAH JOE GAME
— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) October 30, 2022
You were right. https://t.co/3wBWdjWjJS pic.twitter.com/zgBqYi0UtT
— Thunder Muse (@ThunderMuse_) October 30, 2022
CLUTCH
Isaiah Joe's 3-pointer tied it up for the @okcthunder as they came back from a 16-point deficit to force OT! pic.twitter.com/PzR9Tt8AlX
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2022
Waking up my kids to tell them about Isaiah Joe right now.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) October 30, 2022
TNT gotta un-pull that national broadcast of OKC vs Orlando on Tuesday night so they can give America what they want to see: Paolo Banchero vs Isaiah Joe.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) October 30, 2022
Isaiah Joe tonight pic.twitter.com/aEOjoWGPLT
— Hater Central (@TheHateCentral) October 30, 2022
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 30, 2022
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season:
32 Points, 5 Assists, 6 Rebounds
28 Points, 7 Assists, 3 Rebounds
33 Points, 8 Assists, 5 Rebounds
24 Points, 6 Assists, 5 Rebounds
38 Points, 9 Assists, 6 ReboundsSTAR. ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/WSXMyvtxtJ
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 30, 2022
Shai in the OT win:
38 PTS
6 REB
9 AST
8-8 FTOnly player with 20+ free throws without a miss this season. pic.twitter.com/20JafGf1tO
— StatMuse (@statmuse) October 30, 2022
Players averaging 30/5/5 this season:
— Shai
— Steph
— Giannis
— LukaThat’s it. pic.twitter.com/ltCYLzS6pM
— StatMuse (@statmuse) October 30, 2022
Shai Show.https://t.co/yl9HUGOBAG pic.twitter.com/p0h5gOC7qY
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 30, 2022
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is outplaying the other team's All Star players every game.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) October 30, 2022
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is HIM.
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) October 30, 2022
shai is special. so so special
— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) October 30, 2022
Shai is a lot better than most NBA watchers realize
— Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) October 30, 2022
This Thunder squad, man 🥹
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) October 30, 2022
A bit late with this one, Mavs blowing it caught me off guard pic.twitter.com/hOSTLBjBkI
— Stan SGA Boomer Sooner (Hunter Harjo) (@hunterharjo7) October 30, 2022
— Edie West (@edienoteddie5) October 30, 2022
They don't call him "Strokin' Joe" for nothing pic.twitter.com/b44XkrAYOq
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) October 30, 2022
