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Thunder beat short-handed Pelicans 106-88 for 2nd straight win without injured forward Chet Holmgren
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88 on Wednesday night.
The victory was the second straight for the Thunder without Chet Holmgren. Oklahoma City was coming off a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.
Lou Dort scored 11 points and Aaron Wiggins added 10 for Oklahoma City (10-2), which broke a 59-all tie with a 16-0 run in the third quarter for a 75-59 advantage.
Williams shot 10 for 18, including 4 for 7 from long distance and had seven assists. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 25 shots and the Thunder converted 15 of 39 shots from 3-point range.
Brandon Ingram scored 18 points, Trey Murphy added 14 and Yves Missi had 10 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans (3-9), which outrebounded Oklahoma City 58-31, but was slowed by 24 turnovers. The Pelicans played without Jose Alvarado, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray and Zion Williamson, who were all reported as injured.
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.
Oklahoma City trailed 16-6 early, but closed out the first quarter on a 24-8 run for a 33-28 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander had nine points and Kenrich Williams contributed five off the bench in six minutes, including a 3-pointer.
Oklahoma City played a guard-heavy lineup for the second straight game since losing Holmgren and committed just seven turnovers, two days after turning the ball over only 11 times in a win over the Clippers
The Pelicans host Denver on Friday, while the Thunder host Phoenix, also on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Jalen Williams (Brandon Boston Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Javonte Green assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point floating jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 4-0 |
| 11:02 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 7-0 |
| 10:42 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-1 |
| 10:42 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 10-2 |
| 10:16 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point running pullup jump shot | 10-5 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point driving layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 12-5 |
| 9:40 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:30 | | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Boston Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:28 | | Brandon Boston Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 9:22 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-6 |
| 9:22 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:20 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-6 |
| 8:45 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (Javonte Green assists) | 16-6 |
| 8:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-6 |
| 7:31 | | +1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-6 |
| 7:12 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:05 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 18-9 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup (Yves Missi assists) | 20-9 |
| 6:36 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 20-11 |
| 5:45 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 20-13 |
| 5:08 | | +3 | Jamal Cain makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 23-13 |
| 4:58 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 23-16 |
| 4:57 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 25-16 |
| 4:23 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 25-19 |
| 4:12 | | Ajay Mitchell personal foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | Yves Missi turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Ousmane Dieng makes two point running layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 25-21 |
| 3:42 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running finger roll layup | 25-23 |
| 3:14 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 |
| 3:07 | | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 2:45 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point stepback jump shot | 28-25 |
| 2:29 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 28-28 |
| 2:17 | | Trey Murphy III offensive foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-30 |
| 1:31 | | Ousmane Dieng blocks Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:29 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Ajay Mitchell misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Ousmane Dieng personal foul (Loose ball) (Jamal Cain draws the foul) | ||
| 1:11 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Jamal Cain defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Kenrich Williams blocks Brandon Boston Jr.'s two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 28-33 |
| 0:19 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Cason Wallace misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Brandon Ingram offensive foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:31 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | Dillon Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Dillon Jones shooting foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | Javonte Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:55 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Javonte Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:53 | | Dillon Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Luguentz Dort kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:14 | | Javonte Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Trey Jemison III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | Luguentz Dort blocks Trey Jemison III's two point putback layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Trey Jemison III shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:06 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-34 |
| 9:52 | | +2 | Trey Jemison III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brandon Ingram assists) | 30-34 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Dillon Jones makes two point driving reverse layup | 30-36 |
| 9:12 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:08 | | Trey Jemison III offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Trey Jemison III turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Cason Wallace misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Trey Jemison III offensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Trey Jemison III makes two point putback layup | 32-36 |
| 8:19 | | Jaylen Nowell blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Antonio Reeves defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Trey Jemison III turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Mitchell steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 32-39 |
| 7:39 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Ajay Mitchell misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | Jaylen Nowell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:14 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Jaylen Nowell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:14 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Cason Wallace misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 32-41 |
| 6:15 | | Trey Jemison III turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | Ousmane Dieng misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 35-41 |
| 5:14 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-43 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 37-43 |
| 4:58 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-44 |
| 4:58 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-45 |
| 4:43 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point running dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 37-47 |
| 4:33 | | Ousmane Dieng personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 38-47 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 39-47 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-47 |
| 4:16 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 40-49 |
| 4:02 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Brandon Boston Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Ousmane Dieng personal foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 |