It was elation and later heartbreak for Josh Giddey as a career-high 31 points was not enough for the Oklahoma City in a 137-134 defeat to Charlotte in a seesawing thriller on Wednesday.
With the Thunder just a half-game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks and tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the final two Western Conference play-in spots, every game down the stretch of the season is particularly important.
Although Charlotte has been in fine form as of late, most recently taking down the Mavericks in back-to-back games to do Oklahoma City a big favour.
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