Josh Giddey youngest with two straight triple-doubles as Thunder drop Knicks at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK — Josh Giddey and Tre Mann, Oklahoma City's two first-round picks from the 2021 NBA draft were looking forward to playing at Madison Square Garden. They certainly won't forget the career nights they enjoyed.

Giddey had a triple-double with a career-high 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, Mann scored a career-high 30 points and Oklahoma City rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half, beating the New York Knicks 127-123 in overtime on Monday night.

Giddey, a 19-year-old from Australia, shot 11 for 22 from the field and hit three 3-pointers for the Thunder, who snapped a five-game losing streak.

Per Elias Sports Bureau, Thunder guard Josh Giddey became the youngest player in NBA history to log back-to-back triple-doubles:

«This was the place I was most excited when I got drafted to come in to play,» said Giddey, who was the sixth overall pick in July's draft. «You hear so many things, so many stories about the Garden, and I had circled it on my calendar for a long time.»

Giddey became the youngest player in NBA history with back-to-back triple-doubles. He had 11 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds in a losing effort at Chicago on Saturday.

«It was everything I expected,» Giddey said of his first game at MSG. «The fans are awesome. They're into the game; a packed house. It's everything I've seen on TV, being told about.»

Giddey also became the first teenager in NBA history with a triple-double at MSG. He is the third player all-time with a triple-double in his MSG debut, joining Chuck Person and Magic Johnson.

«The style he is playing with is contagious,'' Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. „I think he has a domino effect on the team with how he plays when he is that state of mind. I thought he was in