Aussie ace falls just short of snaring NBA record

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Australian hoops prodigy Josh Giddey came painstakingly adjacent to etching his sanction successful NBA history.

During the Oklahoma City Thunder's lucifer against the Los Angeles Clippers, Giddey looked poised to go the youngest subordinate successful NBA past to tally a triple-double, but yet fell 2 points abbreviated of the feat.

Giddey failed to person the buckets helium needed successful the last 12 minutes, aft entering the 4th fourth with with 8 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

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Spending a bulk of the 4th connected the bench, catastrophe struck erstwhile lucifer officials denied Giddey 2 escaped throws for a blatant foul.

The Clippers' Reggie Jackson appeared to clasp onto Giddley arsenic helium attempted to marque a lay-up, but successful unusual scenes the referee equalised the discourtesy with a jump-ball.

Giddey finished the crippled with 8 points, 10 assists and an unthinkable career-high 18 rebounds.

Just 26 games into his NBA career, Giddey volition person different opportunities to marque the grounds his own. At 19 years and 70 days, helium volition person different 70 days to pursuit down LaMelo Ball, who presently holds the grounds astatine 19 years and 140 days.

Teammate Gilgeous-Alexander deed a 27-foot, step-back three-pointer astatine the buzzer to springiness the Thunder a 104-103 triumph implicit the Clippers.

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