Thunder bounce back to rout Knicks 126-101 in first game since end of 15-game win streak
NEW YORK (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 on Friday night in the first game since their 15-game winning streak was snapped.
Isaiah Joe added 23 of his 31 points in the first half for the Thunder, who were coming off a 129-122 loss at NBA-leading Cleveland on Wednesday in the biggest game of the season thus far. There was no hangover at Madison Square Garden, where Oklahoma City had a 36-12 run in the first half en route to a 70-43 lead.
Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 in the Knicks' fourth loss in five games, a stretch that began when the Thunder used a big fourth quarter to win 117-107 last Friday and snap New York's nine-game winning streak.
No big finish needed this time. The Thunder had the game in hand by halftime.
Thunder: Oklahoma City made it clear quickly it wasn't letting Wednesday's loss linger and gave coach Mark Daigneault an easy one on a night when he wasn’t feeling well and wore a mask at times.
Knicks: The Knicks were booed multiple times in the first half of perhaps the low point of their season, which featured an 0-for-9 night by Mikal Bridges.
Oklahoma City closed the first quarter with a 12-0 spurt to lead 31-17. The Thunder then unleashed a 19-5 run over more than six minutes of the second to extend a 12-point lead to 55-29. Joe got 11 points in that stretch.
Adding Oklahoma City's 37-19 advantage in the decisive fourth quarter last Friday to its 31-17 lead after the first period of this game, the Thunder outscored the Knicks 68-36 over consecutive quarters.
The Knicks host Milwaukee on Sunday. The Thunder visit Washington that night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession) | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 |  | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Knicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:07 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:07 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 10:48 | | Â | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:45 | | Â | Luguentz Dort misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Jump ball. Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Jalen Brunson (Luguentz Dort gains possession) | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | Â |
| 9:50 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 2-2 |
| 9:23 | | Â | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Josh Hart offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Jalen Brunson misses two point reverse layup | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Cason Wallace misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Jalen Williams personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Jalen Williams blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Jalen Williams misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Josh Hart defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-4 |
| 7:09 | | Â | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Knicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-6 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-6 |
| 6:15 | | Â | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Josh Hart shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Knicks 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:05 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 6:05 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-6 |
| 5:43 | | Â | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | Â |
| 5:34 | | Â | Josh Hart misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 5:32 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:32 | | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Luguentz Dort steals) | Â |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 9-6 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-8 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-8 |
| 4:32 | | Â | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Josh Hart offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 11-11 |
| 4:26 | | Â | Thunder 60 second timeout | Â |
| 4:15 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 14-11 |
| 3:45 | | Â | Mikal Bridges misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Josh Hart offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point tip layup | 14-13 |
| 3:29 | | Â | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point tip dunk | 16-13 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 16-15 |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 18-15 |
| 2:57 | | Â | Josh Hart shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:57 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-15 |
| 2:37 | | Â | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 19-17 |
| 2:07 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 22-17 |
| 1:50 | | Â | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 |
| 1:22 | | Â | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:11 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving dunk | 26-17 |
| 0:56 | | Â | Miles McBride misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:31 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot | 29-17 |
| 0:08 | | Â | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running finger roll layup | 31-17 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |