OKC Thunder blow out the Kings in Sacramento: grades

SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 29: Nerlens Noel #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball against the Sacramento Kings on January 29, 2020 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 29: Nerlens Noel #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball against the Sacramento Kings on January 29, 2020 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
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OKC Thunder (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Chris Paul was surgical in his return from his one-game absence. He scored nine points, grabbed seven boards and dished out 10 assists. Nice bounce back game from CP3 tonight.

Shai’s shooting form finally got back into form tonight after being MIA for a few games. The young OKC Thunder star scored 17 points and hit 3 triples. He really got it going early in the 4th quarter to blow this game wide open.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you tonight’s player of the game. Lu Dort, the undrafted rookie from ASU, had the best game of his young career tonight.

He scored a sensational 23 points while hitting a ridiculous 5-6 from 3-point land. Dort is proving to be too good not to play for the OKC Thunder and that’s a good thing. Fantastic night for him.

Another great scoring night from Danilo Gallinari. It has become routine for him to score at will, at least that is what it seems like. The veteran scored 19 points while adding four 3-pointers to the Thunder’s total tonight.

Solid game from Steven Adams tonight. His offense wasn’t needed due to the hot outside shooting but his overall play was good enough to get his team the win tonight. He scored eight points and had eight rebounds.