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Oklahoma City Thunder at Washington Wizards

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32-6, 15-4 Away
Final
136 - 95

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Gilgeous-Alexander overcomes a poor shooting performance and leads Thunder past Wizards 136-95

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Washington Wizards: Game Highlights

Gilgeous-Alexander shot only 29.4% (5 of 17) from the floor over 30 minutes, well below his previous worst of 35% against San Antonio on Oct. 30.

But Gilgeous-Alexander's ability to draw fouls, combined with another strong showing by the NBA's best defense, lifted Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City to its largest margin of victory and sent NBA-worst Washington to its most lopsided defeat.

Aaron Wiggins added 23 points, Jalen Williams scored 17, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points and 12 rebounds to help the Thunder improve to 2-1 on their four-game trip.

Corey Kispert scored 17 points for Washington, which became the NBA-high 17th opponent held under 100 points by the Thunder this season. Washington shot 33.7% from the floor and 19.6% from 3-point range.

Takeaways Thunder: Gilgeous-Alexander had the luxury of sitting out the fourth quarter of consecutive games. His services also weren't needed in the final period after he scored 39 points on 15-of-21 shooting in Friday's 126-101 win at New York.

Wizards: Jordan Poole's failure to make a 3-pointer halted a 59-game run of consecutive games with at least one made 3, the longest such streak in franchise history.

Key moment It was a one-possession game before Gilgeous-Alexander hit his only 3-pointer late in the first quarter. That was the start of a crushing 24-6 run that staked the Thunder to a 51-31 advantage by the middle of the second.

Key stat The Wizards totaled only four more free-throw attempts (21) than Gilgeous-Alexander (17) during the first three quarters.

Up next The Wizards host Minnesota on Monday, while the Thunder close their trip at Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Wizards: 12.1%
Thunder: 87.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 136 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 136 - 95
4th 15.2 Jaylin Williams defensive rebound 136 - 95
4th 18.0 Justin Champagnie misses 7-foot two point shot 136 - 95
4th 32.0 Kenrich Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot 136 - 95

Statistics

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45-95 FG 28-83
47.4 Field Goal % 33.7
13-35 3PT 9-46
37.1 Three Point % 19.6
33-35 FT 30-33
94.3 Free Throw % 90.9
56 Rebounds 39
15 Offensive Rebounds 8
41 Defensive Rebounds 31
26 Assists 20
11 Steals 6
4 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 2
13 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
19 Fast Break Points 8
44 Points in Paint 36
22 Fouls 23
44 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 15,711 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 34 7 .829 - L1
Denver 25 16 .610 9 W1
Minnesota 22 19 .537 12 W1
Portland 13 27 .325 20.5 L4
Utah 10 30 .250 23.5 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 20 L2 0.53488374 23
Atlanta 0.5 19 W2 0.525 21
Miami 1.5 20 L3 0.5 20
Charlotte 10.5 28 W2 0.2631579 10
Washington 15 33 L8 0.15384616 6
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