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Gilgeous-Alexander scores career-high 45 as Thunder beat Clippers in first game without Holmgren
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 on Monday night in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren.
Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture after a hard fall during Sunday's loss to Golden State. The 7-foot-1 forward/center had been one of the league's most efficient scorers and top shot blockers.
Gilgeous-Alexander picked up the slack by making 13 of 21 field goals and 15 of 16 free throws. He also had nine assists. Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Lu Dort added 19 for Oklahoma City.
With their tallest starter at 6-foot-6, the Thunder ran relentlessly, yet committed just 11 turnovers. They were outrebounded 47-29.
Norman Powell scored 31 points, but he fouled out with the Clippers down four with 1:32 remaining. Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Derrick Jones Jr. added 20 points for Los Angeles. James Harden had 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, but he shot 5 of 15 and had five fouls.
The Thunder led by 20 midway through the third quarter. Powell's fadeaway corner 3 at the end of the third trimmed Oklahoma City's lead to 99-94, and the game was close throughout the final period.
Clippers: Los Angeles was careless with the ball. Oklahoma City scored 32 points off the Clippers' 24 turnovers.
Thunder: Even with several players injured, Oklahoma City's depth was too much for the Clippers, especially with Los Angeles in foul trouble.
Gilgeous-Alexander made two free throws with 22.7 seconds left to put the Thunder ahead 132-128 and reach his career-high point total.
Oklahoma City made 22 of 23 free throws while Los Angeles made 20 of 29.
The Clippers visit Houston on Wednesday and the Thunder host New Orleans on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Jalen Williams (Norman Powell gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Ivica Zubac turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point running layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:16 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:36 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks James Harden's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Terance Mann misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 3-8 |
| 9:48 | | Norman Powell turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Terance Mann misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:24 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 |
| 9:12 | | Isaiah Joe misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Norman Powell's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Terance Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Terance Mann turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:18 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:08 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 4-13 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point hook shot (James Harden assists) | 6-13 |
| 7:18 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Isaiah Joe blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 7:08 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point putback layup | 8-13 |
| 6:58 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Terance Mann turnover (lost ball) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 8-16 |
| 6:14 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-16 |
| 6:14 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-16 |
| 6:01 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Norman Powell steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point running layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 12-16 |
| 5:46 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-18 |
| 5:11 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 15-18 |
| 5:01 | | Jalen Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Nicolas Batum turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:33 | | Aaron Wiggins personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 4:33 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 4:09 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:07 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Dillon Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 20-18 |
| 3:22 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | Ajay Mitchell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:53 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Dillon Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | James Harden misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Cason Wallace misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point putback layup | 20-20 |
| 1:53 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point putback layup | 22-20 |
| 1:36 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists) | 22-23 |
| 1:04 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:58 | | Dillon Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 22-25 |
| 0:34 | | Dillon Jones shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 0:34 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 23-25 |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 24-25 |
| 0:20 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | Nicolas Batum blocks Cason Wallace's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Ivica Zubac offensive foul (Off the ball) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | Jalen Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-28 |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 27-28 |
| 10:39 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 30-28 |
| 10:00 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Ajay Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Amir Coffey assists) | 32-28 |
| 9:30 | | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point floating jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 32-30 |
| 9:10 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 8:35 | | Cason Wallace misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point tip layup | 32-32 |
| 8:32 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 34-32 |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Ousmane Dieng makes three point jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 34-35 |
| 7:42 | | Nicolas Batum turnover (bad pass) (Ousmane Dieng steals) | ||
| 7:38 | | Ajay Mitchell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:11 | | Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Cason Wallace's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-36 |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 6:37 | | Thunder technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:37 | | +1 | James Harden makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 35-37 |
| 6:29 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point stepback jump shot | 35-40 |
| 5:58 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point turnaround jump shot | 37-40 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving reverse layup | 37-42 |
| 5:34 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point pullup jump shot | 40-42 |
| 5:20 | | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) |