Embiid was sidelined due to right calf tightness, something that popped up in the first scrimmage for the Sixers. NBA sees seven of the eight first-round matchups set This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Boston Celtics fall to OKC Thunder 98-84 in first Disney scrimmage. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Jul 24, 2020 - Oklahoma City Thunder 98 at Boston Celtics 84 - RealGM NBA Box Score

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the talented young OKC guard, continues to slash at will — the Celtics seem to be getting beat off the dribble by a lot of people tonight.Gilgeous-Alexander is now up up to 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting. Joe Mussatto joined The Oklahoman in August 2018 to cover OU football, men’s basketball and softball. Andre Roberson (21) poses for a photo during the Oklahoma City Thunder media day at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Guard Terrance Ferguson and center Nerlens Noel will not play.

Thunder exploits Celtics inside in first scrimmage The Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 38-11 run to rally from a 24-point deficit and come from behind to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-97 on Sunday in their second of three scrimmage … The Thunder’s intensity caught the Celtics’ off guard and the Thunder were able to race away to a victory. communities at highest risk for coronavirus Steven Adams, the kind of bruising big man who … The extent of the injury is unknown, so we’ll have to see if Embiid is ready by next week.

At the break, Oklahoma City led 63-50. Share this article 386 shares share tweet text email link Justin Quinn. Steven Adams, the kind of bruising big man who has given them fits all season, tore the Celtics apart in the paint with a 17-point, 8-for-11 performance that featured a parade of put-backs.And if the Celtics will need their defense to fill in these early gaps once the seeding games begin next Friday against Milwaukee, that quality was certainly not apparent in Friday’s 98-84 scrimmage loss to Oklahoma City.Enes Kanter was the only double figure Celtics scorer with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double, most of it logged after Adams had checked out of the game. Celtics coach Brad Stevens rewarded with stability He had a decent 13-point outing.Myles Turner was the pick of the players for Coach McMillan's side as he chimed in with a double-double. Mussatto is from Oklahoma City and lives in Norman. Jul 26, 2020 - Philadelphia Sixers 97 at Oklahoma City Thunder 102 - RealGM NBA Box Score

Jerami Grant scored 25 points off the bench while Nikola Jokic matched his season-high tally of 13 assists on the night.
Offensively, from Jayson Tatum (three points, 1-for-6 shooting) to Jaylen Brown and Daniel Theis (a respective nine and eight points), the Celtics were a decided mixed bag.A rotating lineup of Brad Wanamaker, Javonte Green, Enes Kanter, Semi Ojeleye, Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards, Tremont Waters and, in extremely short minutes, Robert Williams, had their moments down the stretch against Oklahoma City, but not nearly to the degree needed to pull the Celtics out of their hole.They went into the last 7:25 trailing the Thunder, 80-65.Robert Williams started the third quarter and, after five minutes, was back on the bench with two rebounds.

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) August 13, 2020 Paul George led both teams in scoring with 27 points but also managed to effect 3 steals. A shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers also could've put the pressure on the two seeds above them with a win against the Toronto Raptors. https://celticswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/24/nba-boston-celtics-scrimmage-disney-thunder/ But Celtics coach Brad Stevens is still searching for some form of normalcy, and plans to go with an eight-man rotation in tonight’s first half, before bringing more of his bench into play.Stevens admittedly has been thrown for a bit of a loop by the scrimmage’s 10-minute-quarter format, but will clearly get a better look at his main rotation in the early going tonight. Edmond Sumner also had a nice 17 points off the bench. But with their star sitting out the Thunder’s bench picked up the slack.

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The court would score a … Meanwhile, Darius Bazley recorded his third straight 20-point outing in the NBA bubble.

Noel has to sit after failing to take his daily COVID-19 test. Here are five takeaways: Roberson returns Andre Roberson received a standing ovation from the Thunder bench when he checked in with 5:33 left in the third quarter. I think Andre playing against different combinations of those guys, we'll just really see where he's at." Tobias Harris led the scoring for Philly with 22 points but Furkan Korkmaz had 21 of his own too off the bench. The Sixers have missed Ben Simmons severely and that is likely to be the case in the NBA Playoffs as well where they'll face Boston Celtics in the first round.Kyle Lowry had a good shooting night as he accounted for 19 points. July 24, 2020 6:02 pm. https://celticswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/24/nba-boston-celtics-scrimmage-disney-thunder/ https://celticswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/24/nba-boston-celtics-scrimmage-disney-thunder/ Specific The Miami Heat had the chance of locking in the fourth seed against the OKC Thunder with the Indiana Pacers also in action on the night.