Overview
- Oklahoma City routed Sacramento 132-101 at Golden 1 Center to start West Group A play 1-0 with a +31 point differential.
- Isaiah Hartenstein posted a career-best 33 points on 14-of-17 shooting with 19 rebounds and three blocks, marking the first game he and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander both topped 30.
- Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 30 points for the ninth time this season, scoring half of them in the third quarter before resting the fourth.
- Ajay Mitchell started for the sidelined Lu Dort and delivered 18 points, 10 assists and three steals, as Chet Holmgren continued his return from a back issue.
- The defending champions dominated inside with a 60-34 edge in paint points and a 52-38 rebounding margin to maintain one of the NBA’s best records at 9-1.