Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder past Wizards 136-128
WASHINGTON (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Chet Holmgren added 31 and the Oklahoma City Thunder led most of the way in a 136-128 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Jalen Williams added 21 points and 10 assists for the Thunder, who avoided a third loss following defeats at Atlanta and Brooklyn to begin a four-game road trip.
“I thought our intensity and how hard we played tonight was much, much better,” said Thunder coach Mark Daigneault. “And there were times in those other two games where we gave up a lot of unearned stuff. I didn’t think much tonight was unearned.”
Williams' assists were part of a season-high 37 for Oklahoma City. Josh Giddey had nine, while Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren each added five.
“When everybody gets the feel for the game, we’re really tough to guard,” said Isaiah Joe, who had 16 points from the bench.
Oklahoma City, which entered as the NBA's second-best shooters, went 59.1% (52 of 88) from the floor and 50% (14 of 28) from 3-point range, narrowly missing season highs in both categories.
Holmgren spearheaded that effort, making 11 of 14 shots and going 4 of 5 from beyond the arc.
“Very unique skill set for a guy with his length and size,” Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. said, praising the 7-foot-1 rookie Holmgren. “He’ll get more comfortable as he gets a little stronger. But just his versatility, his length and size of course and at the rim defensively.”
Jordan Poole scored 24 points, and Kyle Kuzma added 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Washington's fifth-straight defeat.
Tyus Jones added 18 points and had nine assists for the Wizards, who lost despite going 46.9% (15 of 32) from 3-point range.
But Kuzma - Washington's leader in average 3s made and attempted - missed on all five of his attempts from beyond the arc. And after his layup pulled Washington to within 100-97 late in the third, Gilgeous-Alexander answered with a driving bank shot before the period expired.
Williams' 11 fourth-quarter points helped ensure the Thunder maintained a multiple-possession lead for the remainder of the contest, even though it never grew larger than 13.
“Down the stretch, we still played with each other,” Williams said. “We were still moving the ball.”
UP NEXT
Thunder: Visit Miami on Wednesday night.
Wizards: Visit Indiana on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Chet Holmgren vs. Daniel Gafford (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:52 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 4-4 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup | 4-6 |
| 10:35 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:12 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Jordan Poole misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 6-6 |
| 9:56 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point hook shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:36 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 9-8 |
| 9:15 | | Jordan Poole misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 12-8 |
| 8:50 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 14-8 |
| 8:23 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving bank jump shot | 14-10 |
| 7:53 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-10 |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-10 |
| 7:45 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 7:42 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point running dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 18-10 |
| 7:14 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:14 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-11 |
| 7:04 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 18-13 |
| 6:35 | | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point reverse layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 18-15 |
| 6:08 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 21-15 |
| 5:50 | | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 24-15 |
| 5:32 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:17 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:04 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-15 |
| 4:55 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup | 25-17 |
| 4:55 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-18 |
| 4:44 | | Cason Wallace misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 25-21 |
| 4:22 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 4:16 | | Luguentz Dort blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 4:00 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup (Isaiah Joe assists) | 27-21 |
| 3:46 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 3:36 | | Tyus Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:36 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +1 | Tyus Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 3:28 | | Jordan Poole personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:21 | | Wizards delay of game violation | ||
| 3:01 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Mike Muscala personal foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 2:48 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 2:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Mike Muscala's two point layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point running layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 31-22 |
| 2:04 | | Jump ball. Mike Muscala vs. Cason Wallace (Deni Avdija gains possession) | ||
| 2:03 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 31-25 |
| 1:45 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-25 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-25 |
| 1:31 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 36-25 |
| 1:00 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 36-28 |
| 0:47 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Cason Wallace blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 0:29 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Kenrich Williams turnover (lost ball) (Mike Muscala steals) | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Delon Wright makes two point driving layup | 36-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 36-33 |
| 11:28 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 38-33 |
| 11:07 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-34 |
| 11:07 | | Landry Shamet misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:04 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Landry Shamet steals) | ||
| 10:48 | | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 10:43 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 41-34 |
| 10:29 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 43-34 |
| 10:01 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:59 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Landry Shamet blocks Josh Giddey's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Landry Shamet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Josh Giddey personal foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Cason Wallace blocks Delon Wright's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 45-34 |
| 9:18 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Delon Wright makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 45-37 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 47-37 |
| 8:19 | | Cason Wallace blocks Delon Wright's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Delon Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Mike Muscala offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Mike Muscala turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 49-37 |
| 7:46 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-38 |
| 7:46 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-39 |
| 7:28 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 51-39 |
| 6:50 | | Kenrich Williams personal foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-40 |
| 6:50 | | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-41 |
| 6:34 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 6:28 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Landry Shamet misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 51-44 |
| 5:52 | | Cason Wallace misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Isaiah Joe offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:30 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point running dunk (Isaiah Joe assists) | 53-44 |
| 5:26 | | Landry Shamet personal foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 54-44 |
| 5:08 | | Deni Avdija turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 5:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 |