New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Thunder rally past Knicks 117-107 for 14th straight win
Jalen Williams added 20 points and Aaron Wiggins scored 15 of his 19 points in the final period, when Oklahoma City erased an 88-80 deficit by outscoring the Knicks 37-19.
Isaiah Hartenstein, playing against his former team for the first time, contributed 14 rebounds, seven assists and four points for the Thunder (29-5), whose loss to Milwaukee in the NBA Cup championship game on Dec. 17 does not count in the standings.
Mikal Bridges scored 24 points for New York (25-10), which had its nine-game winning streak snapped. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 22 rebounds. Jalen Brunson added 22 points, OG Anunoby scored 20 and Josh Hart had 19.
The game was the fourth in the NBA's 79-year history between teams on winning streaks of nine games or more.
New York led 66-54 at halftime. Oklahoma City outscored the Knicks 26-22 in the third quarter to trim the lead to single digits and set the stage for the team's third comeback in three games.
Thunder: Oklahoma City put together big third quarters to rally for wins over Minnesota and the Clippers. They waited until the fourth to take control against the Knicks.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 107 - 117 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 107 - 117 | |
4th 1.1 | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | 107 - 117 | |
4th 1.1 | Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 107 - 117 | |
4th 8.1 | Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 107 - 117 |
Statistics
NY | OKC | |
---|---|---|
43-90 | FG | 43-84 |
47.8 | Field Goal % | 51.2 |
9-32 | 3PT | 14-27 |
28.1 | Three Point % | 51.9 |
12-17 | FT | 17-21 |
70.6 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
42 | Rebounds | 41 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
22 | Assists | 27 |
7 | Steals | 9 |
2 | Blocks | 7 |
12 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
64 | Points in Paint | 54 |
17 | Fouls | 17 |
14 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 29 | 12 | .707 | - | W1 |
New York | 27 | 16 | .628 | 3 | L1 |
Philadelphia | 15 | 24 | .385 | 13 | L4 |
Brooklyn | 14 | 28 | .333 | 15.5 | L2 |
Toronto | 10 | 32 | .238 | 19.5 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | - | 7 | L1 | 0.8292683 | 34 |
Denver | 9 | 16 | W1 | 0.6097561 | 25 |
Minnesota | 12 | 19 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 22 |
Portland | 20.5 | 27 | L4 | 0.325 | 13 |
Utah | 23.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.25 | 10 |
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