Overview
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 39 points on 15-of-24 shooting with six assists, while Chet Holmgren scored 24 and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Thunder shot 54.1 percent.
- Oklahoma City dominated inside with a 70-36 edge in paint points and flipped a halftime deficit with a 30-11 surge in the third quarter.
- Atlanta rallied behind Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s 30 points and six threes, pulling within four late before the Thunder closed it out with a decisive burst.
- The Hawks, without Trae Young (right quad contusion) plus Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porzingis (illness), still hit a season-high 25 three-pointers.
- The loss was Atlanta’s seventh in a row, and Oklahoma City pushed its regular-season streak against Eastern Conference opponents to 24 straight wins.