Not only that, but it appears to be the lowest scoring half of the season. The Pelicans scored 28 on 26.1% shooting in a 33-point loss to the New York Knicks on December 1st. So the Celtics had a worse half than the worst team in the league.

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Gilgeous-Alexander is the hottest scorer in the NBA right now, with 33 points per game since the start of December, but it’s not like he’s done it alone. The Thunder also own the NBA’s best defense, allowing a stingy 103.3 points per game, and it won’t help the C’s that Jaylen Brown (shoulder) is also questionable for today’s matchup.

Oklahoma City stretched the NBA's best win streak to 13 games with a home victory Thursday while the reigning champion Boston Celtics held on for a last-shot win at Minnesota.The Celtics began a four-game road swing against top clubs with future stops at Houston,

The Oklahoma City Thunder earned their 13th consecutive NBA victory — and longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City — in a 116-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.