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Thunder hold off Orlando's comeback bid, beat the Magic 105-99 behind Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and Jalen Williams scored six straight points in a run in the fourth quarter that helped turned back an Orlando comeback bid as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Magic 105-99 on Thursday night.
Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder. Williams, Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso each finished with 11 points.
Anthony Black scored the first nine points in the fourth quarter and matched his career high with 23 points for the Magic.
Goga Bitadze added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Wendell Carter had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando, which lost its third straight and for the fourth time in five games.
Thunder: In their first game following a loss to Milwaukee in the NBA Cup final on Tuesday night, Oklahoma City opened the second quarter with an 18-4 run and held the lead the rest of the way. The Thunder weathered a scoreless stretch of 5 minutes, 51 seconds early in the second half.
Magic: Playing without the scoring power of injured forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, who missed their 24th and fourth straight games, respectively, the Magic continued to search for offense against the best defensive team in the NBA. Orlando committed 20 turnovers.
With Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench and Oklahoma City leading by three early in the fourth quarter, Williams scored six straight points, including a spinning layup and a driving dunk, opening a decisive 14-3 run.
The Thunder entered the game leading the NBA defensively in points per game (103.5), points per 100 possessions (103.7), field-goal percentage (.424), 3-point percentage (.331), free-throw percentage (.737), turnovers (19.08) and steals (12.16). Most of those numbers improved.
The Thunder play their third road game in four nights at Miami on Friday. The Magic host Miami on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Magic delay of game violation | ||
| 12:00 | | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Goga Bitadze (Tristan da Silva gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Wendell Carter Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 11:45 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Luguentz Dort blocks Goga Bitadze's two point driving dunk | ||
| 11:41 | | Jalen Suggs offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point putback layup | 0-2 |
| 11:18 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | Tristan da Silva turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:23 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 2-5 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Suggs assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:07 | | Goga Bitadze shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 8:45 | | Tristan da Silva misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 8:38 | | +1 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 8:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point cutting layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 10-7 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 10-9 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-9 |
| 7:47 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (bad pass) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 14-9 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 14-12 |
| 7:05 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-13 |
| 7:00 | | +1 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 6:46 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | Magic technical foul (Delay of game) | ||
| 6:41 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 15-14 |
| 6:25 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Jalen Suggs blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 18-14 |
| 5:44 | | Cason Wallace blocks Jalen Suggs's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Magic turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:22 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 18-16 |
| 5:07 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:01 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point tip layup | 18-18 |
| 4:46 | | Isaiah Joe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Aaron Wiggins personal foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Tristan da Silva's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:26 | | Tristan da Silva offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point alley-oop layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 18-20 |
| 4:23 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:09 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Anthony Black misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Kenrich Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Moritz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 3:24 | | Moritz Wagner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:22 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-21 |
| 3:03 | | Cole Anthony turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point stepback jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 23-21 |
| 2:37 | | Cole Anthony turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point running layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 25-21 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point cutting dunk (Cole Anthony assists) | 25-23 |
| 2:07 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Jonathan Isaac draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | +1 | Jonathan Isaac makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-24 |
| 1:56 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Moritz Wagner's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:40 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 1:25 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-26 |
| 1:16 | | Cole Anthony personal foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 27-26 |
| 0:53 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-26 |
| 0:17 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cole Anthony assists) | 29-28 |
| 0:00 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks Aaron Wiggins's two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Anthony Black misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 32-28 |
| 10:48 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup (Moritz Wagner assists) | 32-30 |
| 10:38 | | Jett Howard personal foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Jonathan Isaac turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 10:05 | | +3 | Ajay Mitchell makes three point running jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 35-30 |
| 9:41 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Black assists) | 35-32 |
| 9:35 | | Cole Anthony personal foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 37-32 |
| 9:18 | | Moritz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 40-32 |
| 8:45 | | Anthony Black misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Jalen Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-32 |
| 8:17 | | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-32 |
| 8:05 | | Cole Anthony turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 8:03 | | Anthony Black personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 45-32 |
| 7:29 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:08 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 7:08 | | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Loose ball) (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | +1 | Kenrich Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-32 |
| 7:08 | | +1 | Kenrich Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-32 |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point driving floating jump shot (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 47-34 |
| 6:33 | | Jalen Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | |