Jermaine Samuels Jr.

Cam Whitmore

N'Faly Dante

Markquis Nowell

Nate Williams

Thon Maker

Teddy Allen

John Knight III

Jeremy Jones

A.J. Reeves

Robert Ford

Kevin Cross, Jr.

Jack McVeigh

Josh Reaves

Dillon Jones

Ousmane Dieng

Branden Carlson

Miller Kopp

Adam Flagler

Malevy Leons

Cormac Ryan

Buddy Boeheim

Noah Starkey

Cameron Brown

Justyn Hamilton

Tray Jackson

Logan Johnson

Javonte Cooke

Alex Ducas

Ajay Mitchell

Nate Cearley

Chelisa Painter

Bobby Bissant

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Nov. 22, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (3-2), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, were defeated 97-104 by the Oklahoma City Blue (4-1) on Friday night at Paycom Center.
The game tipped-off with a 6-0 run by the Oklahoma City Blue, but the Vipers quickly responded by going on a 10-0 run with eight points stemming from Houston Rockets Two-Way Nate Williams Jr. (4) and Houston Rockets assignee Cam Whitmore (4). As the Vipers picked up the lead, the Blue then came back and tied the contest at 13-13. However, RGV then went on a 15-2 run and captured the lead of the game with less than two minutes to go and a score of 28-15. The quarter then came to a close and the Vipers led 30-19.
Oklahoma City went on an 13-5 run (35-32) to cut what was once an 11-point deficit. At 5:27 Oklahoma City Thunder assignee Dillon Jones tied the game, but RGV managed to pull away and set the score at 44-42 before the Blue once again tied the quarter at 44-44. Oklahoma City kept the momentum going as the team picked up a 50-44 advantage over the Vipers, but with 1:45 to go the away team came back and tied the game at 50-50 before a late basket from Malevy Jones gave the Blue a 52-50 advantage at the half.
In the third quarter Oklahoma City Thunder Two-Way Adam Flagler hit a three and tied the game at 54-54. Houston Rockets Two-Way N’Faly Dante gave the Vipers back a 56-54 lead, but Flagler hit two straight threes which allowed the Blue to jump to 60-56. As the quarter progressed the Blue outscored the Vipers 24-10 and sent the game 84-65 into the third.
RGV was down by 19 points to begin the quarter, but the team had a hot burst and cut its deficit by five with a score of 99-94 and 1:14 to go. Despite the Vipers efforts, Oklahoma City claimed a 104-97 victory.
Jermaine Samuels Jr. fell short of a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds. Williams Jr. finished with 18 points followed by Whitmore with 17 points and Teddy Allen with 11 points off the bench.
Flagler led all scorers with 26 points. Oklahoma City Thunder assignee Branden Carlson put up a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jones finished the night with a triple-double consisting of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Leons obtained a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The next stop on the Vipers road trip is Mexico City as the team will face the Capitanes on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 6:00 p.m. CST at Arena CDMX. The game may be streamed on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.nbagleague.com/__;!!PMETyfE!LFFM8KxdWAJ1HftZUnVPhzMgTuMvmUB_HBuyDI4y7VPfZenWKixwzB_BDV7MCFbuuJltpp9HksDZ9vk$">www.NBAGLeague.com</a>. For more information visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.rgvipers.com/__;!!PMETyfE!LFFM8KxdWAJ1HftZUnVPhzMgTuMvmUB_HBuyDI4y7VPfZenWKixwzB_BDV7MCFbuuJltpp9H9dlwSR4$">www.rgvipers.com</a>.

Adam Flagler Scores 26 In Win Over the Vipers

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Carlson vs. Dante: Tip to Jones

Nowell Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)

Kopp 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flagler 1 AST)

MISS Whitmore 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot

Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carlson 1 AST)

Whitmore Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)

Williams 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 1 AST)

Jones Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)

Carlson 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flagler 2 AST)

Whitmore 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)

Maker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)

Ryan 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)

Samuels Jr. 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)

Leons 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)

Samuels Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)

Allen 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 2 AST)

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