Player grades: Thunder see win streak end in 119-109 loss to Celtics
Player grades for the Oklahoma City Thunder's 119-109 loss to the Boston Celtics.
Catching Cason Wallace in a jail dribble, Jaylen Brown stepped through his way to flick up a floater that went in. Afterward, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander committed a rare turnover as Jayson Tatum intercepted his daring cross-court pass. The two-play sequence in the final seconds ended this one.
The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn't come up in the big-time moments with a 119-109 loss to the Boston Celtics . That snapped their 12-game win streak and lost some of their cushion for the first seed. The heavyweight matchup lived up to the hype.
Both teams being mostly healthy, you saw the last two NBA champions go at it in a game that national TV executives wish they had. With their championship lineup, the Thunder were ready from the jump. Lu Dort made a couple of outside jumpers.
Gilgeous-Alexander sunk an elbow jumper. The Thunder quickly built a double-digit lead. They had a 31-20 lead after the first quarter.
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