Thunder post their highest point total of the season in 147-106 win over Wizards
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Washington Wizards 147-106 on Friday night.
The Thunder moved into a tie atop the Western Conference standings with Minnesota at 39-17. The Timberwolves dropped a 112-107 home decision to Milwaukee on Friday.
Chet Holmgren added 25 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which shot 59.8% from the field and 50% from 3-point-range (20 of 40).
The Thunder had their highest point total of the season, eclipsing their 140 points in a win over San Antonio on Jan. 24.
“We knew the game plan, we executed it well and we really trusted each other,” Holmgren said. “That’s how we got those open looks, and credit to everybody who got ‘em and knocked ’em down.”
Oklahoma City led 80-57 at halftime and 117-81 after three quarters on a night the organization recognized 10 former players as part of Thunder Legacy Weekend.
“I think we’ve gotten good (looks) the last couple of nights,” said Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault, whose team made 17 3’s in a 129-106 win over the Clippers on Thursday. “And that’s what we can control. We just want to be a team that generates rhythm shots and open shots. I thought we did that tonight, we did that last night, we’ve done that for much of the year. We’ve gotten more open 3’s than most teams in the league, and if we do that we trust that we’re going to make enough of them ... .”
Jordan Poole scored 21 points off the bench and Corey Kispert added 20 points for Washington (9-47) which has lost 10 straight games.
“We had built some momentum going into the (All-Star) break,” said Washington coach Brian Keef, a former Thunder assistant. “I think we had two tough games versus two tough teams. We really didn’t finish the quarters well. The first three quarters they kind of made big runs in each quarter and that kind of extended the game. We have a long rest of the year and were going to get back to work and keep getting better.”
The Wizards dropped a 130-110 decision in Denver on Thursday night. Friday’s game was the second game of a back-to-back for both teams.
Oklahoma City scored 80 points in the first half and led by 23 points at the break. Gilgeous-Alexander (20) and Holmgren (19) combined for 39 points on 16-for-21 shooting. The Thunder shot 73.7% from the field and 71.4% from beyond the arc.
“He’s just refining on the offensive end of the floor,” Daigneault said of Holmgren. “He’s shooting his catch-and shoots with a lot of confidence right now, regardless of make or miss. He’s also getting his size into the game around the basket, especially against switches. That’s been an adjustment for him from a coverage standpoint.”
The lead ballooned to 39 points on a 3-pointer by Jaylin Williams early in the fourth quarter, when Daigneault, who turned 39 Friday, emptied his bench. A 3-pointer by Aaron Wiggins with 1:24 left - the team’s 20 from long range - made it 147-101.
A night after going scoreless in his Oklahoma City debut, Gordon Hayward finished with eight points on 3-of-7 shooting in 15 minutes.
Kenrich Williams added 12 points on four 3-pointers, including three in a row during a stretch of the first quarter as the Thunder extended a 26-23 lead to 35-25.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Host Cleveland on Sunday night.
Thunder: Visit Houston on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Marvin Bagley III vs. Chet Holmgren (Josh Giddey gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:29 |  | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot (Marvin Bagley III assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:10 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Landry Shamet personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:38 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-1 |
| 10:20 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:07 | | Jalen Williams blocks Landry Shamet's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Landry Shamet offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Marvin Bagley III misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Josh Giddey blocks Bilal Coulibaly's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-6 |
| 9:09 | | Marvin Bagley III misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Marvin Bagley III steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-8 |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 8-10 |
| 7:57 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:55 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point running dunk | 8-12 |
| 7:29 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point tip dunk | 10-12 |
| 7:14 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Landry Shamet personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:26 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point running finger roll layup | 12-12 |
| 5:50 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-12 |
| 5:39 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 13-15 |
| 5:22 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 13-17 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 15-17 |
| 4:49 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 15-20 |
| 4:38 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 15-22 |
| 4:34 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:34 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:27 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-22 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 18-24 |
| 3:50 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-24 |
| 3:25 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 3:17 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-25 |
| 3:02 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 22-26 |
| 2:47 | | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Eugene Omoruyi draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | +1 | Eugene Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-26 |
| 2:31 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 23-29 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving finger roll layup | 25-29 |
| 2:09 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 25-32 |
| 1:48 | | Landry Shamet turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 1:41 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 25-35 |
| 1:21 | | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 25-37 |
| 1:00 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 28-37 |
| 0:49 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-39 |
| 0:43 | | Johnny Davis offensive foul (Charge) (Jaylin Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | Johnny Davis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | Jaylin Williams misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 0:26 | | Jaylin Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point bank jump shot | 28-41 |
| 0:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Marvin Bagley III's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:46 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-43 |
| 11:34 | | Chet Holmgren shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 11:34 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-43 |
| 11:34 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-43 |
| 11:19 | | Gordon Hayward misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot | 33-43 |
| 10:55 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Baldwin Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:47 | | Johnny Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:46 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Marvin Bagley III misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:44 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point putback layup | 35-43 |
| 10:43 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 35-45 |
| 10:16 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Marvin Bagley III's two point putback layup | ||
| 10:13 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point putback layup | 37-45 |
| 10:12 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Marvin Bagley III draws the foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | +1 | Marvin Bagley III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-45 |
| 9:58 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. blocks Aaron Wiggins's two point driving dunk | ||
| 9:55 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Marvin Bagley III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Marvin Bagley III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-45 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Marvin Bagley III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-45 |
| 9:35 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:10 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 40-48 |
| 8:34 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup | 40-50 |
| 8:24 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup | 42-50 |
| 8:07 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-50 |
| 7:54 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 43-52 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving finger roll layup | 45-52 |
| 7:42 | | Kenrich Williams defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 45-54 |
| 7:17 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Kenrich Williams turnover (bad pass) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 7:08 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point running pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 48-54 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 48-56 |
| 6:38 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:27 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Jordan Poole misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point driving floating jump shot | 48-58 |
| 5:50 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-59 |
| 5:45 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:42 | | Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 5:25 | |