Pokusevski among four OKC players heading to G League bubble

Thunder rookie Aleksej Pokusevski will join the Oklahoma City Blue in the G League bubble on Tuesday.

Thunder guard Ty Jerome and two-way pl ayers Moses Brown and Josh Hall are also heading to the bubble in Orlando, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault announced Monday.

Pokusevski, drafted 17 th overall, has struggled offensive ly in his first 16 NBA games. The 7- foot forward is shooting just 25% from the floor and 19% from 3-point range.

He' s averaging 2.7 turnovers and 2.6 assists per 36 minutes.

Despite that, Po ku se vs ki' s playing ti me has been consistent for the rebuilding Thunder.

He's averaging 17 minutes per game.

But the organization decided the G League would be a better setting for Pokusevski to develop.

The Blue will play 15 games in the Orlando bubble.

It will open the season Feb. 11 against the Salt Lake City Stars.

Late Sunday

WIZARDS 149, NETS

146: Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook hit 3-pointers in a wild 3.8-second sequence in the final seconds to help the Wizards stun Kevin Durant and Brooklyn on Sunday night. Westbrook had 41 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and NBA scoring leader Beal had 37 points. With Washington down 146-141, Beal hit a 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left. Garrison Matthews deflected Joe Harris' inbounds pass to Westbrook and he made a 3 with 4.3 seconds left for a 147-146 lead.

TIMBERWOLVES 109,

CAVALIERS 104: Malik Beasley scored 23 points and rookie Anthony Edwards finished with 23 in his second straight start as Minnesota held on to beat Cleveland on Sunday night. D'Angelo Russell added 19 points for Minnesota. RAPTORS 115, MAGIC 102: Pascal Siakam had 30 points and 10 rebound, leading Toronto to a win over Orlando on Sunday night. Siakam had his second straight 30-point game and the Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak. SIXERS 119, PACERS 110:

With his team trailing by 16 early in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia coach switched to a zone defense — throwing off the Pacers and fueling an incredible closing run that ended with the Sixers rallying for a victory. Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 27 points and eight rebounds. NUGGETS 128, JAZZ 117:

Nikola Jokic matched his career high with 47 points and fast-starting Denver beat Utah on Sunday to end the NBA's longest winning streak of the season. Jokic was 17 for 26 from the field, hit all four of his 3-point attempts, made 9 of 10 free throws and had 12 rebounds and five assists.