Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Thunder rally past Knicks 117-107 for 14th straight win
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to win their 14th straight game, 117-107 over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
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.
Knicks: New York allowed Oklahoma City to dictate the tempo in the fourth quarter.
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.
Oklahoma City trailed 97-92 midway through the fourth when Wiggins went to work, sparking a 25-10 run with three 3-pointers and a three-point play.
Oklahoma City made 14 of 27 3-pointers (51.9%) compared to 9 of 32 (21.8%) for New York.
The Knicks visit Chicago on Saturday, and the Thunder host Boston on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Isaiah Hartenstein (Cason Wallace gains possession) | |||
11:45 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 0-3 | |
11:25 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:23 | Jalen Brunson offensive rebound | |||
11:21 | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | |||
11:15 | Jalen Williams misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:11 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:03 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
10:59 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | |||
10:48 | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
10:28 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2-3 | |
10:14 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-5 | |
9:55 | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 5-5 | |
9:42 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving reverse layup | 5-7 | |
9:19 | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:15 | Josh Hart offensive rebound | |||
9:06 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 7-7 | |
8:52 | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 7-9 | |
8:38 | Josh Hart misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:35 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
8:30 | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point running layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 7-11 | |
8:15 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 9-11 | |
8:02 | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | |||
8:01 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:53 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup | 11-11 | |
7:38 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-13 | |
7:30 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | |||
7:28 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | |||
7:16 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Cason Wallace assists) | 11-15 | |
7:01 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 13-15 | |
6:46 | Cason Wallace misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:43 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup | 15-15 | |
6:37 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
6:24 | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:22 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
6:12 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving reverse layup | 17-15 | |
6:03 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (traveling) | |||
5:40 | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:36 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-18 | |
5:09 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 19-18 | |
4:53 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:51 | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | |||
4:49 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 19-21 | |
4:31 | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | |||
4:30 | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | |||
4:21 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 19-23 | |
4:21 | Josh Hart shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
4:21 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-24 | |
4:07 | Cason Wallace personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | |||
3:58 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup | 21-24 | |
3:44 | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | |||
3:41 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
3:29 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-24 | |
3:10 | Ajay Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:07 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
2:51 | Precious Achiuwa misses two point cutting layup | |||
2:50 | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | |||
2:39 | +3 | Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 23-27 | |
2:20 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 25-27 | |
2:03 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 25-29 | |
1:38 | OG Anunoby misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:36 | Josh Hart offensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
1:31 | Thunder defensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
1:11 | Luguentz Dort misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
1:07 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
0:55 | Precious Achiuwa turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | |||
0:49 | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point running layup | 25-31 | |
0:38 | Ajay Mitchell personal foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | |||
0:30 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-31 | |
0:25 | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | |||
0:23 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
0:05 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot | 30-31 | |
0:00 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-32 | |
0:00 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-33 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Knicks delay of game violation | |||
11:39 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 33-33 | |
11:25 | Landry Shamet personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
11:14 | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving reverse layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 33-35 | |
10:49 | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:47 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
10:35 | Cameron Payne personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
10:27 | Jalen Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:25 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:15 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
10:12 | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | |||
10:08 | Kenrich Williams turnover (lost ball) (Landry Shamet steals) | |||
10:00 | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | |||
9:56 | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:49 | Ajay Mitchell personal foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | |||
9:45 | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | |||
9:42 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
9:35 | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | |||
9:31 | Kenrich Williams turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
9:30 | Jalen Williams kicked ball violation | |||
9:16 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | |||
9:16 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:16 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
9:03 | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 33-37 | |
8:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | |||
8:38 | Thunder defensive rebound | |||
8:28 | Cameron Payne shooting foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
8:28 | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-38 | |
8:28 | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-39 | |
8:11 | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 36-39 | |
7:56 | Ajay Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:54 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:48 | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | |||
7:48 | Josh Hart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:48 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
7:48 | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-39 | |
7:37 | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 37-41 | |
7:22 | Cameron Payne misses two point driving layup | |||
7:19 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | |||
7:17 | Cason Wallace turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
6:55 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 39-41 | |
6:45 | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | |||
6:40 | Josh Hart misses two point running layup | |||
6:39 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
6:38 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 41-41 | |
6:29 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 41-43 | |
6:19 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving layup | 43-43 | |
6:17 | Josh Hart technical foul | |||
6:17 | +1 | Jalen Williams makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 43-44 | |
6:04 | Ajay Mitchell misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
6:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:52 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk (OG Anunoby assists) | 45-44 | |
5:39 | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:36 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 48-44 | |
5:24 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
5:10 | Kenrich Williams turnover (back court violation) | |||
4:56 | Aaron Wiggins blocks Josh Hart's two point driving layup | |||
4:53 | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
4:41 | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
4:38 | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | |||
4:35 | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
4:35 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-44 | |
4:35 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-44 | |
4:28 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 50-46 | |
4:07 | Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Joe steals) | |||
4:02 | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point running layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 50-48 | |
3:58 | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | |||
3:58 | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-48 | |
3:58 | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-48 | |
3:47 | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
3:32 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
3:22 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 55-48 | |
3:12 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
3:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
3:00 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:56 | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | |||
2:56 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point tip layup | 57-48 | |
2:48 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 57-50 | |
2:27 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 59-50 | |
2:15 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | |||
2:13 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | |||
2:13 |