The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided disaster when they survived a historic 30-0 run by the Dallas Mavericks in their 126-120 win on Saturday.
After entering the fourth quarter with a 107-84 lead, OKC quickly lost its lead when the Mavericks went on a franchise-best 30-0 run to retake the lead.
After trailing by six points, the Thunder finished the game on their own 17-8 run to close out the victory and avoid blowing a 24-point lead.
It was an evenly-distributed offensive night for the Thunder as eight players scored double-digit points with nobody scoring more than 23 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to 17 points, nine assists and five steals.
Let’s look at some of the best reactions on X, formerly known as Twitter, from the Thunder flirting with a historic loss.
Despite the loss, Luka and Dereck Lively II helped spark a 30-0 Mavs run.
What an effort. pic.twitter.com/hv1YPP7hPi
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 3, 2023
❝It took coming together at the end and making enough plays to win this game.❞
Hear from @ChetHolmgren and @NickAGallo following tonight’s gritty matchup in Dallas pic.twitter.com/NYHBHVEZHS
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 3, 2023
Despite the loss, relive the Mavs' WILD 30-0 run 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Xg1kRXqlVM
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 3, 2023
Chet Holmgren’s fourth-quarter blocks,
Aside from being otherworldly, all vital to the Thunder’s win: pic.twitter.com/0zz2z9sp6j
— Derek Parker (@DParkOK) December 3, 2023
I can’t believe the Thunder allowed a 30-0 run to happen and still won the game
Not sure if it’s ever happened before
But I’m calling it history
The Thunder just made history
— Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) December 3, 2023
Thunder new Big 3? pic.twitter.com/zQ76mMxuWG
— The Daniel Bell© (@BasketballGuruD) December 3, 2023
The Oklahoma City Thunder have now moved to the 2 seed in the Western Conference, heading into their 3 day break.
— TF (@ThunderFocus) December 3, 2023
Fought ‘em off pic.twitter.com/o6ISdzzEJG
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 3, 2023
HUGE steal & score from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to extend the Thunder lead 💥
OKC escapes with the 126-120 win over Dallas 🔥pic.twitter.com/F6pPRgbmij
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 3, 2023
Thunder win the basketball game.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 3, 2023
Goodnight, Thunder fans 😴 pic.twitter.com/Jn5RB9UCnr
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 3, 2023
