Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 points to lift Thunder to 111-109 win over Trail Blazers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Jalen Williams added 19 points, including the game-winner with two seconds left, to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-109 on Tuesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander intercepted a lob intended for Deandre Ayton right before the buzzer sounded to seal the win for Oklahoma City - its seventh-straight over Portland, which lost to the Thunder by 62 points the last time the two teams played.
“I thought the guys collectively did a really good job of hanging in there tonight,” Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. ” ... we obviously just had a hard time finding our rhythm. Some of that was us and some of that was them. They really showed up and played tonight and did a really nice job. They were really tough to compete against.”
Scoot Henderson scored 19 points and Anfernee Simons added 17 for Portland, including a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left in the game to give the Trail Blazers a 109-106 lead.
A Williams make pulled Oklahoma City to within 109-108 with 15.6 seconds remaining, but Portland turned it over on a double-dribble by guard Malcolm Brogdon. The call infuriated Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, who picked up two technical fouls and was ejected.
Billups said he and Brogdon were trying to call timeout on the possession.
“We’ve got timeouts,” Billups said. “Referees usually are prepared for that, you know, that instance, that situation. I’m at half court, trying to call a timeout. It’s just frustrating. My guys played too hard for that, it’s a frustrating play.”
Gilgeous-Alexander made one of two free throws to tie the score, then Williams connected on a mid-range jumper in traffic to win it for the Thunder.
“Shooters shoot,” said Williams, who scored eight points in the fourth quarter. “That shot I work on a lot. Coach drew the play up for me to shoot it. My mind is a little more free just because it’s a tie game, so it’s like worst case, you get to go to OT. But coach had faith in me to get to the spot I wanted to get to and make the shot.”
Oklahoma City (30-13) got 13 points off the bench from Aaron Wiggins and eight points, 10 rebounds and five blocks from Chet Holmgren.
When the teams played Jan. 11, Oklahoma City shattered its previous record for margin of victory with a 139-77 win. The Thunder also won by 43 points in Portland on Nov. 19.
This time, Portland was playing with Ayton, a 7-footer, and Brogdon, who combined for 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Brogdon and Jerami Grant scored 18 points each for Portland (12-31), which has yet to beat a Western Conference team this season (0-16).
“They blew us out (by) 62 a week-and-a-half-ago,” Billups said. “We said ‘listen, either you’re going to roll or get rolled on.’ That’s how this game works. Our guys, they rolled today. They played really good, they shared the ball, defensively I thought we did a really good job, we made them earn everything.”
Two free throws by Gilgeous-Alexander put Oklahoma City up 38-25 with eight seconds left in the first quarter. The Trailblazers cut the lead to 38-28 on a 3-pointer by Jabari Walker that rolled in at the buzzer.
Portland went on a 14-4 run to pull within 42-39 on a 3 by Walker with 8:45 left in the second quarter, prompting Daigneault to take a timeout.
The Trail Blazers heated up from beyond the arc after that and outscored the Thunder 38-20 to lead 66-58 at halftime. Portland connected on 12 of 23 of its 3-point shots (52%) in the first half and 18 of 39 for the game.
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: Visit Houston on Wednesday.
Thunder: Visit San Antonio on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Deandre Ayton vs. Chet Holmgren (Jabari Walker gains possession) | |||
11:41 | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving hook shot | |||
11:37 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
11:23 | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point pullup jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 0-2 | |
11:09 | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | |||
11:05 | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | |||
11:02 | Jabari Walker turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | |||
10:59 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running finger roll layup | 0-4 | |
10:46 | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | |||
10:46 | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:46 | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | |||
10:46 | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-4 | |
10:39 | Anfernee Simons blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | |||
10:37 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point running jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 4-4 | |
10:26 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 4-6 | |
10:26 | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
10:26 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
10:23 | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-6 | |
10:03 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:00 | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | |||
10:00 | Anfernee Simons turnover (traveling) | |||
9:51 | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point stepback jump shot | 7-9 | |
9:31 | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
9:27 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
9:14 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-11 | |
9:00 | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:57 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 7-14 | |
8:52 | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | |||
8:32 | Chet Holmgren blocks Jabari Walker's two point driving layup | |||
8:29 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 7-16 | |
8:04 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:01 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 7-18 | |
7:29 | Jerami Grant misses two point driving layup | |||
7:25 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
7:23 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
7:20 | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point running finger roll layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 9-18 | |
7:02 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 9-20 | |
6:48 | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | |||
6:42 | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:40 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | |||
6:37 | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | |||
6:37 | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:37 | Thunder offensive rebound | |||
6:37 | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:35 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:11 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
6:00 | Luguentz Dort turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
5:48 | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 12-20 | |
5:33 | Duop Reath shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | |||
5:33 | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-21 | |
5:33 | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-22 | |
5:15 | Josh Giddey personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | |||
5:04 | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
5:02 | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
4:53 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | |||
4:53 | Josh Giddey misses two point tip layup | |||
4:51 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | |||
4:38 | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-22 | |
4:38 | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-22 | |
4:25 | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point driving layup | 14-24 | |
4:14 | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-24 | |
4:05 | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 16-26 | |
4:05 | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul) | |||
4:05 | Jaylin Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:03 | Duop Reath defensive rebound | |||
3:49 | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Williams steals) | |||
3:45 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | |||
3:44 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | |||
3:44 | Duop Reath blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point tip layup | |||
3:43 | Duop Reath defensive rebound | |||
3:38 | Duop Reath turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | |||
3:35 | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | |||
3:35 | Jaylin Williams personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | |||
3:29 | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 19-26 | |
3:15 | Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
3:15 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:15 | Thunder offensive rebound | |||
3:15 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:11 | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | |||
3:02 | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:56 | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Matisse Thybulle blocks Cason Wallace's three point running jump shot | |||
2:50 | Thunder offensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
2:35 | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:31 | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
2:31 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point tip layup | 19-28 | |
2:21 | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 22-28 | |
2:04 | +3 | Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 22-31 | |
1:50 | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:48 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 22-34 | |
1:33 | +3 | Duop Reath makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 25-34 | |
1:23 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Duop Reath steals) | |||
1:16 | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (traveling) | |||
0:57 | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 25-36 | |
0:35 | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
0:32 | Matisse Thybulle offensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
0:25 | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | |||
0:08 | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
0:08 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-37 | |
0:08 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-38 | |
0:01 | +3 | Jabari Walker makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 28-38 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:43 | Cason Wallace turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
11:28 | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving layup | 30-38 | |
11:08 | Duop Reath personal foul (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | |||
11:02 | Chet Holmgren turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
10:45 | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | |||
10:42 | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | |||
10:32 | Duop Reath misses two point driving layup | |||
10:31 | Duop Reath offensive rebound | |||
10:30 | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point putback layup | 32-38 | |
10:15 | Vasilije Micic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:06 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 34-38 | |
9:57 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 34-40 | |
9:41 | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point cutting dunk (Scoot Henderson assists) | 36-40 | |
9:18 | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point cutting layup (Chet Holmgren assists) | 36-42 | |
9:05 | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | |||
9:01 | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | Cason Wallace turnover (lost ball) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | |||
8:46 | +3 | Jabari Walker makes three point jump shot (Duop Reath assists) | 39-42 | |
8:45 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
8:30 | Chet Holmgren misses two point alley-oop layup | |||
8:29 | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | |||
8:24 | Scoot Henderson misses two point running reverse layup | |||
8:22 | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | |||
8:22 | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point putback layup | 41-42 | |
8:02 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Chet Holmgren assists) | 41-44 | |
7:45 | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | |||
7:41 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup | 41-46 | |
7:28 | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 44-46 | |
7:19 | Jalen Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:16 | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | |||
7:15 | Kenrich Williams misses two point putback layup | |||
7:13 | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | |||
6:59 | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
6:55 | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | |||
6:49 | Kenrich Williams turnover (lost ball) (Scoot Henderson steals) | |||
6:46 | +2 | Matisse Thybulle makes two point running layup (Duop Reath assists) | 46-46 | |
6:25 | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
6:23 | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | |||
6:20 | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | |||
6:20 | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-46 | |
6:20 | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-46 | |
6:05 | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | |||
6:05 | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-47 | |
6:05 | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:02 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:50 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | |||
5:40 | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:40 | Thunder offensive rebound | |||
5:40 | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-48 | |
5:26 | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 51-48 | |
5:08 | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | |||
5:06 | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | |||
5:04 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 51-50 | |
4:45 |