Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder rout Wizards 114-75

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held the Washington Wizards to 29.6% shooting in a 114-75 win on Saturday, November 7.

Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 20 shots and had nine assists. Oklahoma City (8-2) pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring Washington 32-17. The Wizards (4-6) played without Anthony Davis, who was out with a right ankle sprain.

Washington's biggest lead was one point, at 9-8 in the first quarter. The Thunder led 25-19 after the opening period and extended the margin in every quarter.

They scored 33 points in the third, and an 11-0 run late in the period made it 87-55. The lead reached 43 at 114-71 with 2:05 left.

Jared McCain scored 19 points off the bench on 8-of-10 shooting, and the Thunder's reserves outscored Washington's 43-23. Aday Mara also made eight of 10 shots, finishing with 18 points and three blocks. Oklahoma City had 33 assists and outrebounded the Wizards 55-47.

AJ Dybantsa led Washington with 19 points. Alexandre Sarr had 15 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double, but went 1 of 9 from 3-point range.

Washington made 7 of 43 3-pointers and had an effective field goal percentage of 33.2, against 54.3 for Oklahoma City. The Thunder, given an 83% chance to win before tip-off, won by far more than expected.

Carlton Carrington made a 3-pointer with 47.3 seconds left for the final points of the game, his third make in three tries from deep.

Up next

Thunder: at the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, November 10.

Wizards: at the Detroit Pistons on Monday, November 9.