OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and 11 assists in three quarters, Chet Holmgren had a perfect shooting performance and the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the rival Golden State Warriors 126-102 on Tuesday night.
Holmgren had 23 points and 11 rebounds. He made all nine of his field goals, both of his 3-pointers and all three of his free throw attempts.
Isaiah Joe scored 18 points and Ajay Mitchell added 17 for the defending champion Thunder, who improved to 11-1.
Jonathan Kuminga led the Warriors with 13 points. Stephen Curry, who missed the previous three games due to illness, had 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting. He struggled on defense too – he committed his fifth foul with just under 10 minutes left in the third quarter.
Thunder defensive stopper Lu Dort was out with a right upper trapezius strain, but they still had plenty of elite perimeter defenders to frustrate the Warriors. It was their second-lowest scoring effort of the season.
The Thunder improved to 5-0 at home this season while Golden State fell to 1-6 on the road.
The Thunder led 58-40 late in the second quarter when Golden State’s Draymond Green was called for a personal foul and a technical, bringing gleeful cheers from Thunder fans who booed him loudly during pregame introductions. Oklahoma City made all three free throws to extend its lead to 21.
Oklahoma City led 63-44 at the break, with Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 15 points and Holmgren adding 11 on 5-for-5 shooting. The Thunder limited Curry to seven points on 3-for-10 shooting in the first half.
Gilgeous-Alexander got the crowd fired up when he drove, made a layup and drew contact from Green. The free throw pushed Oklahoma City’s lead to 80-58. The Thunder increased their advantage to 107-72 at the end of the third quarter.
The Warriors visit the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
The Thunder host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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J Kuminga PF | 13PTS | 3REB | 4AST | |
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S Gilgeous-Alexander SG | 28PTS | 5REB | 11AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Kuminga | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Butler | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| S. Curry | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Q. Post | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Green | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| P. Spencer | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Podziemski | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Moody | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Richard | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Jackson-Davis | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| B. Hield | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| G. Santos | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Payton II | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Rowe | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 102 | 32 | 23 | 29 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 28 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| C. Holmgren | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| A. Mitchell | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| I. Hartenstein | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Wallace | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| I. Joe | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Williams | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| A. Caruso | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| O. Dieng | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Barnhizer | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Carlson | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 126 | 40 | 29 | 21 |