Giddey's career NBA 得点する／非難する／２０ing night soured in tight loss
Josh Giddey has 得点する／非難する／２０d an NBA career-high 31 points but will be wishing he 追加するd one more after Oklahoma City's 潜在的に 高くつく／犠牲の大きい 137-134 home loss to Charlotte.
The 20-year-old Australian was one of three 雷鳴 players to 達成する personal bests, Isaiah Joe with 33 points and Jalen Williams 31 in the absence of All-星／主役にする Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle).
But Williams, then Giddey each 行方不明になるd one of two 解放する／自由な throws in the final 16 seconds.
Giddey would have tied the game by making his second 試みる／企てる.
But the 回復する was collected by the Hornets, who then 追加するd two more points before Williams' 急ぐd three-pointer 試みる／企てる to send the game to overtime 行方不明になるd the 示す.
Giddey passed his previous best of 28 points when he dunked late in the fourth ４半期/4分の1.
He also had 10 回復するs and nine 補助装置s, 狙撃 14-of-22 from the 床に打ち倒す.
The 雷鳴 had led by 11 but 設立する themselves 負かす／撃墜する by 13 before 決起大会／結集させるing to tie the game late in the final ４半期/4分の1.
PJ Washington 得点する／非難する／２０d 22 of his career-high 43 points in the fourth ４半期/4分の1 for the 訪問者s.
The 雷鳴 were looking to 強化する their position in the ultra-tight Western 会議／協議会 play-in tournament race.
Instead they sit in 10th and 占領する the last play-in 位置／汚点／見つけ出す ahead of Dallas, who 誇る an 同一の 37-39 記録，記録的な／記録する after twice 落ちるing to the lowly-階級d Hornets (26-51) recently.
"We got up 10 and I think we got complacent," Giddey said.
"We've got to understand the teams we're playing against ... they're not in the race, they've got nothing to lose out here.
"We have to buckle 負かす／撃墜する and understand what we're playing for and what the 火刑／賭けるs are."
As it stands the 雷鳴 would 会合，会う LeBron James' Lakers in the first play-in 一連の会議、交渉／完成する from April 11, needing to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 them and then the loser of Golden 明言する／公表する-New Orleans to earn a surprise play-offs 寝台／地位.
In Atlanta, Dejounte Murray (29 point) led the 強硬派s to a 120-118 勝利，勝つ over the short-手渡すd Cleveland Cavaliers, にもかかわらず 44 points from Donovan Mitchell.
Kristaps Porzingis had 32 points and 13 回復するs in Washington, 上げるing the Wizards' flickering 地位，任命する-season hopes with a victory over the Boston Beltics.
The Wizards, playing without Bradley Beal (膝) and Kyle Kuzma (ankle), pulled within reach of Chicago for the final play-in 位置／汚点／見つけ出す in the Eastern 会議／協議会.
Pascal Siakam 得点する／非難する／２０d 26 points, Scottie Barnes had 22 points and a career-high 12 補助装置s and Toronto （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Miami 106-92 at home.
And Desmond 禁止（する） (31 points) 消すd out Orlando's late run to 手渡す Memphis a 113-108 勝利，勝つ.
