The G League’s OKC Blue featured a heavy-hitting lineup in its 128-113 win over the Birmingham Squadron on Tuesday. The home win improves the Blue’s record to 6-4 on the season.
All five starters for the Blue featured players from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s roster. As the Thunder prepare to travel to play the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Dec. 6, Mark Daigneault confirmed they’ll be called back up for that game.
Before that though, the Thunder players enjoyed collecting an easy win against the Squadron for the second consecutive time.
The Blue quickly built a 33-19 lead following the first quarter. By halftime, the score avalanched to a 63-40 lead for OKC. The Squadron’s 40-point third quarter helped cut the deficit, but they still trailed by 12 points entering the final frame.
The Blue shot 56% from the field and went a hot 15-of-36 (41.7%) from 3. OKC dished out 27 assists on its 49 buckets.
The Squadron were limited to 42% shooting from the field and went 17-of-43 (39.5%) from 3.
Some notable individual performances for both sides:
- Tre Mann: 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 3-of-7 from 3, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals
- Ousmane Dieng: 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, five rebounds, two assists
- Lindy Waters III: 26 points on 6-of-14 shooting, 6-of-12 from 3, three rebounds, three assists, five steals
- Keyontae Johnson: 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 2-of-3 from 3, four rebounds, two assists
- Olivier Sarr: 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting, 13 rebounds, three assists, three blocks
- Hunter Maldonado: 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting, 11 assists
- Jalen Crutcher: 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting, 5-of-11 from 3, nine assists, three rebounds
- Malcolm Hill: 30 points on 9-of-21 shooting, 5-of-11 from 3, 12 rebounds, four assists, four steals
The full highlights from the Blue’s 15-point win over the New Orleans Pelicans’ G League affiliate can be watched below:
