Thunder bounce back to rout Knicks 126-101 in first game since end of 15-game win streak
NEW YORK (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 on Friday night in the first game since their 15-game winning streak was snapped.
Isaiah Joe added 23 of his 31 points in the first half for the Thunder, who were coming off a 129-122 loss at NBA-leading Cleveland on Wednesday in the biggest game of the season thus far. There was no hangover at Madison Square Garden, where Oklahoma City had a 36-12 run in the first half en route to a 70-43 lead.
Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 in the Knicks' fourth loss in five games, a stretch that began when the Thunder used a big fourth quarter to win 117-107 last Friday and snap New York's nine-game winning streak.
No big finish needed this time. The Thunder had the game in hand by halftime.
Thunder: Oklahoma City made it clear quickly it wasn't letting Wednesday's loss linger and gave coach Mark Daigneault an easy one on a night when he wasn’t feeling well and wore a mask at times.
Knicks: The Knicks were booed multiple times in the first half of perhaps the low point of their season, which featured an 0-for-9 night by Mikal Bridges.
Oklahoma City closed the first quarter with a 12-0 spurt to lead 31-17. The Thunder then unleashed a 19-5 run over more than six minutes of the second to extend a 12-point lead to 55-29. Joe got 11 points in that stretch.
Adding Oklahoma City's 37-19 advantage in the decisive fourth quarter last Friday to its 31-17 lead after the first period of this game, the Thunder outscored the Knicks 68-36 over consecutive quarters.
The Knicks host Milwaukee on Sunday. The Thunder visit Washington that night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession) | |||
11:41 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:38 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
11:30 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:26 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
11:07 | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
11:07 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
11:07 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
10:48 | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | |||
10:48 | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Luguentz Dort misses two point tip layup | |||
10:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:31 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | |||
10:21 | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:18 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:01 | Jump ball. Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Jalen Brunson (Luguentz Dort gains possession) | |||
10:05 | Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | |||
9:50 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 2-2 | |
9:23 | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
9:06 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | |||
9:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
8:55 | Josh Hart offensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point floating jump shot | |||
8:48 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
8:37 | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:17 | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | |||
8:14 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:06 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
7:57 | Jalen Brunson misses two point reverse layup | |||
7:55 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
7:48 | Cason Wallace misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
7:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Jalen Williams personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
7:34 | Jalen Williams blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | |||
7:32 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
7:27 | Jalen Williams misses three point running jump shot | |||
7:24 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
7:19 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-4 | |
7:09 | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:08 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-6 | |
6:31 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-6 | |
6:15 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
6:11 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | |||
6:05 | Josh Hart shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | |||
6:05 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
6:05 | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-6 | |
6:05 | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-6 | |
5:43 | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
5:41 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | |||
5:34 | Josh Hart misses two point driving layup | |||
5:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
5:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Luguentz Dort steals) | |||
5:23 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 9-6 | |
5:01 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-8 | |
4:49 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-8 | |
4:32 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
4:28 | Josh Hart offensive rebound | |||
4:27 | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 11-11 | |
4:26 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
4:15 | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 14-11 | |
3:45 | Mikal Bridges misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:43 | Josh Hart offensive rebound | |||
3:42 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point tip layup | 14-13 | |
3:29 | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | |||
3:29 | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
3:28 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point tip dunk | 16-13 | |
3:04 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 16-15 | |
2:57 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 18-15 | |
2:57 | Josh Hart shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
2:57 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-15 | |
2:37 | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | |||
2:27 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
2:24 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 19-17 | |
2:07 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 22-17 | |
1:50 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
1:46 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
1:42 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 | |
1:42 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 | |
1:22 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:20 | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving dunk | 26-17 | |
0:56 | Miles McBride misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:53 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot | 29-17 | |
0:08 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
0:05 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running finger roll layup | 31-17 | |
0:00 | End of period |