Recap: OKC Blue advances in G League playoffs with 126-125 OT win over RGV Vipers
04/02/2024 11:07 PM
The OKC Blue collected a thrilling 126-125 overtime win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the first round of the G League playoffs on Tuesday. The home win advanced the Blue to the conference semifinals.
The Blue advances to play the Sioux Falls Skyforce on the road on Friday.
The Blue held a 28-24 lead after the first quarter. A 31-point second frame ballooned their lead and entered halftime with a 59-47 advantage.
The Vipers utilized a 37-point third frame to cut into OKC’s lead. The Blue had a 90-84 lead following the first three quarters.
With the Blue holding a nine-point lead with a little over four minutes left, the Vipers mounted a comeback and went on a 15-3 run to turn the deficit into a three-point lead with one minute left.
Keyontae Johnson tied it at 119 apiece with an impressive and-one score. Both teams mustered four missed shots in the final 38 seconds to end regulation tied at 119.
In overtime, both teams exchanged baskets before Ousmane Dieng hit the game-winning floater in OT to record the Blue’s seventh point in the timeless period.
Some individual performances from both sides:
- Ousmane Dieng: 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting, 1-of-7 from 3, seven assists, seven rebounds, two blocks
- Adam Flagler: 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, 7-of-14 from 3, five assists, four rebounds
- Olivier Sarr: 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting, 22 rebounds, three blocks
- Keyontae Johnson: 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting, 2-of-6 from 3, seven rebounds, five assists
- Hunter Maldonado: 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting, 5-of-5 from free throws, nine rebounds, three assists
- Jarrett Culver: 29 points on 10-of-20 shooting, 0-of-6 from 3, six rebounds, three assists, three steals
- Nate Hinton: 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, 11 assists, seven rebounds, two steals
- Jermaine Samuels Jr.: 20 points on 8-of-18 shooting, 13 rebounds, seven assists
- Darius Days: 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting, 5-of-14 from 3, six rebounds
The full highlights from the Blue’s one-point OT win over the Houston Rockets’ G League affiliate can be watched below:
