WASHINGTON — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 27 factors from the foul line to beat his worst capturing efficiency of the season and assist the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder defeat the Washington Wizards 136-95 on Sunday evening.
Gilgeous-Alexander shot simply 29.4% (5 of 17) from the ground in half-hour, properly beneath his earlier worst of 35% in opposition to San Antonio on October 30.
However Gilgeous-Alexander’s capacity to foul, mixed with one other sturdy efficiency from the NBA’s greatest protection, propelled Western Convention-leading Oklahoma Metropolis to its largest margin of victory and dispatched Washington, the worst within the NBA, to its most lopsided defeat.
Aaron Wiggins added 23 factors, Jalen Williams scored 17 and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 factors and 12 rebounds to assist the Thunder enhance to 2-1 on their four-game highway journey.
Corey Kispert scored 17 factors for Washington, which grew to become the Seventeenth-highest NBA opponent held underneath 100 factors by the Thunder this season. Washington shot 33.7% from the ground and 19.6% from 3-point vary.
Takeaways
Thunder: Gilgeous-Alexander had the luxurious of lacking the fourth quarter of consecutive video games. His companies additionally weren’t wanted within the closing interval after scoring 39 factors on 15-of-21 capturing in Friday’s 126-101 victory at New York.
Wizards: Jordan Poole’s incapability to make a 3-pointer ended a streak of 59 consecutive video games with a minimum of one 3-pointer, the longest such streak in franchise historical past.
Key second
It was a one-possession recreation earlier than Gilgeous-Alexander hit his solely 3-pointer late within the first quarter. It was the beginning of a crushing 24-6 run that gave the Thunder a 51-31 benefit halfway via the second.
Key statistic
The Wizards totaled simply 4 extra free throws (21) than Gilgeous-Alexander (17) via the primary three quarters.
To be continued
The Wizards host Minnesota on Monday, whereas the Thunder shut out their journey at Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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