Atlanta Hawks at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander's 35 points help Thunder pull away for 128-104 win over Hawks
Gilgeous-Alexander fell just short of what would have been his third career triple-double.
Chet Holmgren had 25 points, nine rebounds and six blocks and Jalen Williams added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City outscored Atlanta 39-18 in the fourth quarter. The Thunder made 14 of 23 field goals in the final period while Atlanta made 6 of 20.
Trae Young had 24 points and eight assists for the Hawks. He only attempted 14 shots while being harassed by Oklahoma City’s guards. He had at least 30 points and 10 assists in each of his first two games.
Zaccharie Risacher, the French forward who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, had 13 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes for Atlanta
Thunder: Oklahoma City never lost confidence. The Thunder trailed 58-50 with 55 seconds left in the first half before scoring the final seven points of the second quarter, including a putback by Williams at the buzzer to trim the deficit to 58-57 at the break.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 104 - 128 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 104 - 128 | |
4th 6.1 | Thunder defensive team rebound | 104 - 128 | |
4th 8.0 | Keaton Wallace misses 12-foot two point shot | 104 - 128 | |
4th 26.1 | Keaton Wallace defensive rebound | 104 - 128 |
Statistics
ATL | OKC | |
---|---|---|
36-91 | FG | 44-89 |
39.6 | Field Goal % | 49.4 |
10-31 | 3PT | 16-40 |
32.3 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
22-29 | FT | 24-32 |
75.9 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
49 | Rebounds | 45 |
17 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
24 | Assists | 26 |
7 | Steals | 13 |
4 | Blocks | 12 |
19 | Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
20 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
50 | Points in Paint | 52 |
23 | Fouls | 23 |
10 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 2 | 1 | .667 | - | L1 |
Atlanta | 2 | 1 | .667 | - | L1 |
Miami | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | L2 |
Washington | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.5 | L2 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | - | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
Minnesota | 1 | 1 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
Portland | 2 | 2 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
Denver | 2.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | 2.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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