NewsOK.com · Dec 13, 2018
Thunder journal: Abrines, Patterson up and down again in Thunder loss
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams goes to the basket Wednesday against New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle. [AP Photo]NEW ORLEANS — Alex Abrines came off a screen, his man struggling to keep up, took one dribble and went for it.
Abrines charged down the lane and threw down a dunk early in the second quarter of the Thunder's 118-114 loss that charged up what had been an otherwise dull game.
It had been a dull offensive stretch from Abrines since returning from a viral illness which kept him out of three games in mid-November. In the eight games before Wednesday, Abrines was shooting just 29.4 percent and averaging 3.9 points per game.