Jalen Williams leads Thunder past Raptors 121-109 as Chet Holmgren returns from injury
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Jalen Williams scored 27 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 25 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 121-109 on Friday night in Chet Holmgren's return from injury.
Holmgren, the runner-up for rookie of the year last season, played for the first time in three months after recovering from a pelvic fracture. The 7-foot-1 forward had four points, five rebounds and four blocks in 22 minutes.
Aaron Wiggins added 18 points for the NBA-best Thunder (41-9), who won their fourth straight.
Scottie Barnes scored 21 points and Gradey Dick added 17 for the Raptors, who lost their third in a row.
Toronto was short-handed. Scoring leader RJ Barrett was in the concussion protocol. Brandon Ingram, acquired from New Orleans before the trade deadline, was with the team but didn't play.
The Thunder led 58-47 at halftime and maintained control in the third quarter. Midway through the period, Williams was fouled as he drove for a tough layup in traffic. The ball rolled in, and he flexed his arms and shoulders for the crowd. He made the free throw to give the Thunder a 79-64 lead.
Raptors: The Raptors made 20 of 50 shots inside the 3-point line as the Thunder's front line of Holmgren and the 7-foot Isaiah Hartenstein created problems.
Thunder: Oklahoma City didn't miss a beat with Holmgren back. The Thunder made 51.2% of their shots and had 26 assists to 12 turnovers.
Holmgren scored his first basket on a layup with 9:43 left in the first quarter.
Gilgeous-Alexander made all 14 of his free-throw attempts.
The Raptors visit Houston on Sunday. The Thunder visit Memphis on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Jonathan Mogbo vs. Chet Holmgren (Immanuel Quickley gains possession) | Â | |
11:46 | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 3-0 | |
11:27 | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving finger roll layup | 3-2 | |
11:21 | Â | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Chet Holmgren steals) | Â | |
11:16 | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Gradey Dick misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
11:06 | Â | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Immanuel Quickley turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Chet Holmgren turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Mogbo steals) | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Gradey Dick misses two point running layup | Â | |
10:11 | Â | Gradey Dick offensive rebound | Â | |
10:03 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | Â | |
9:50 | Â | Scottie Barnes blocks Chet Holmgren's two point driving layup | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | Â | |
9:43 | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point floating jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 3-4 | |
9:30 | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving dunk (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 5-4 | |
9:15 | Â | Jalen Williams misses two point driving layup | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | Â | |
9:10 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point driving floating jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists) | 5-6 | |
8:43 | +3 | Jonathan Mogbo makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 8-6 | |
8:27 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 8-8 | |
8:08 | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point cutting layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 10-8 | |
8:00 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 10-10 | |
7:37 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Thunder 60 second timeout | Â | |
7:23 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 10-12 | |
7:23 | Â | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | Â | |
7:15 | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 13-12 | |
7:01 | Â | Ochai Agbaji personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | Â | |
6:47 | Â | Chet Holmgren kicked ball violation | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Jamal Shead personal foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Jamal Shead personal foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | Â | |
6:08 | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 13-14 | |
5:54 | Â | Chris Boucher misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point putback layup | 13-16 | |
5:17 | Â | Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Raptors technical foul (Defensive three second) | Â | |
4:42 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 13-17 | |
4:37 | Â | Chris Boucher personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | Â | |
4:37 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-18 | |
4:37 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-19 | |
4:24 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 16-19 | |
4:08 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 16-21 | |
4:08 | Â | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | Â | |
4:08 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-22 | |
3:55 | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 19-22 | |
3:41 | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 19-24 | |
3:40 | Â | Raptors 60 second timeout | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Chris Boucher flagrant 1 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | Â | |
3:09 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes flagrant free throw 1 of 3 | 19-25 | |
3:09 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3 | 19-26 | |
3:09 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes flagrant free throw 3 of 3 | 19-27 | |
2:54 | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 19-30 | |
2:29 | Â | Scottie Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Jones steals) | Â | |
2:22 | Â | Scottie Barnes blocks Dillon Jones's two point running layup | Â | |
2:20 | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | Â | |
2:20 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point putback dunk | 19-32 | |
2:12 | Â | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Orlando Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Orlando Robinson draws the foul) | Â | |
2:08 | +1 | Orlando Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-32 | |
2:08 | +1 | Orlando Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-32 | |
1:47 | Â | Jaylin Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Orlando Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Raptors offensive rebound | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Isaiah Joe personal foul (Loose ball) (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Orlando Robinson misses two point cutting layup | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Orlando Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
1:13 | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point putback layup | 23-32 | |
0:57 | Â | Jaylin Williams turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Orlando Robinson misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Dillon Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Dillon Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | Â | |
0:25 | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving finger roll layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 25-32 | |
0:11 | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists) | 25-35 | |
0:01 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses two point alley-oop layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Thunder defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |