When Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe went through a brief slump, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knew the turnaround was inevitable. Gilgeous-Alexander said Joe was ‘too good’ to stay in a slump for long after scoring a season-high 31 points in a 126-101 victory against the New York Knicks.
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault watched Isaiah Joe match his career-high eight threes in Sunday’s 127-101 against the Brooklyn Nets. The fifth-year guard has been shooting at an elite level this month,
Joe, a 2020 second-round draft pick, joined the Thunder after being released just before the 2022-23 season and is averaging 8.8 points for the West's best team.
Joe is in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Nets, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports. The Thunder will tweak their starting lineup for this game, and Joe will enter the first unit in a four-guard lineup alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.
The Oklahoma City are a full-blown championship contender led by a strong MVP candidate. The Sixers will have their hands full.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and 10 assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Brooklyn Nets 127-101.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned from a sprained wrist to lead the OKC Thunder to a rout of Brooklyn on Sunday.
Adjusting to a plate full of new responsibilities, Joe's 3-point shooting took a dip to start the season. After shooting 41.2% from 3 in his first two seasons in OKC, he started this year off cold. He shot 36% from 3 on 6.2 attempts in his first 18 games.
Isaiah Joe lights up MSG for a season-high 31 points (8-11 3PM) as the Thunder cruise over the New York Knicks.
Alexander, Isaiah Joe, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New York Knicks for the second time in one week. After Aaron Wiggins’ late-game shooting topped the Knicks in a 117-107 win at home, J
Head coach Mark Daingeault wasn’t surprised by Thunder Isaiah Joe’s shooting display, nor was Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Connecting on a career-high eight threes while coming up ...