OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 factors, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, and the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-104 Sunday night time in a matchup of groups that had gained their first two matches.
Gilgeous-Alexander fell simply wanting what would have been his third profession triple-double.
Chet Holmgren had 25 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks and Jalen Williams added 20 factors and 9 rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma Metropolis outscored Atlanta 39-18 within the fourth quarter. The Thunder made 14 of 23 area targets within the closing interval whereas Atlanta made 6 of 20.
Trae Younger had 24 factors and eight assists for the Hawks. He tried simply 14 photographs whereas being harassed by Oklahoma Metropolis’s guards. He had at the least 30 factors and 10 assists in every of his first two video games.
Zaccharie Risacher, the French ahead who was the No. 1 general choose within the 2024 draft, had 13 factors and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes for Atlanta.
Takeaway instances
Hawks: Younger’s teammates could not get going both. Atlanta’s second scorer behind Younger was Garrison Mathews with 14 factors.
Thunder: Oklahoma Metropolis by no means misplaced confidence. The Thunder trailed 58-50 with 55 seconds left within the first half earlier than scoring the ultimate seven factors of the second quarter, together with a Williams putback on the buzzer to chop the deficit to 58-57 on the break .
Key second
Atlanta led 92-91 within the fourth quarter earlier than Oklahoma Metropolis went on a 13-0 run, together with six factors from Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder held the Hawks scoreless for over three minutes throughout that stretch to take management for good.
Key statistic
Oklahoma Metropolis was 28 for 49 from contained in the 3-point line. As soon as the Thunder established themselves attacking the basket, they started to knock down 3s.
Following
The Hawks host Washington on Monday and the Thunder host San Antonio on Wednesday.
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