Who won New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 117-107 on January 3, 2025.

Mikal Bridges scored 24 for the New York Knicks; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Jan 3, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

117

Venue: PayCom Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 117-107 at home on Friday, January 3, 2025 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mikal Bridges had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed 66-54 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-19. Double-digit figures in two categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 5, Oklahoma City Thunder 44. Jalen Williams had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 117-107 on January 3, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Mikal Bridges scored 24 for the New York Knicks; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	30	36	22	19	107
Oklahoma City Thunder	33	21	26	37	117

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 24 Mikal Bridges
Rebounds: 22 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 9 Jalen Brunson

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 33 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 14 Isaiah Hartenstein
Assists: 7 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (17 PTS, 22 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Josh Hart starter	44:14	19	7	2	1	1	2	8-15	2-7	1-2	4	-12
OG Anunoby starter	42:32	20	2	3	0	0	1	7-13	3-7	3-3	3	-12
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	42:18	17	22	4	3	0	2	7-13	0-0	3-4	4	-6
Mikal Bridges starter	40:59	24	3	2	1	1	2	10-19	4-11	0-0	1	-10
Jalen Brunson starter	40:08	22	3	9	1	0	3	9-23	0-5	4-6	2	-3
Landry Shamet bench	14:00	2	0	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	+3
Precious Achiuwa bench	7:57	3	5	0	0	0	1	1-4	0-1	1-2	0	-3
Cameron Payne bench	7:52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	-7

Not available: Mitchell Robinson, Kevin McCullar Jr., Miles McBride

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Williams starter	37:51	20	4	5	2	1	0	8-17	1-4	3-5	2	+6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	36:41	33	4	7	1	1	2	12-26	2-3	7-7	1	+10
Luguentz Dort starter	32:31	11	2	1	1	1	1	4-7	3-5	0-0	5	+9
Cason Wallace starter	32:30	5	4	3	2	0	4	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	+14
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	31:09	4	14	7	1	1	3	2-4	0-0	0-2	1	+11
Aaron Wiggins bench	24:53	19	5	2	0	2	0	7-9	4-6	1-1	1	+8
Isaiah Joe bench	14:45	7	2	1	2	0	0	3-8	1-4	0-0	1	+3
Ajay Mitchell bench	13:12	8	1	0	0	0	0	3-6	0-0	2-2	2	-4
Kenrich Williams bench	8:31	4	2	0	0	0	3	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	-10
Jaylin Williams bench	7:57	6	3	1	0	1	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	+3

Not available: Alex Ducas, Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren, Adam Flagler, Nikola Topic

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
12/17 (70%)	Free throws	17/21 (81%)
34/58 (58%)	2 pointers	29/57 (50%)
9/32 (28%)	3 pointers	14/27 (51%)
43/90 (47%)	Field goals	43/84 (51%)
42	Rebounds	41
31	Defensive rebounds	34
11	Offensive rebounds	7
22	Assists	27
12	Turnovers	13
7	Steals	9
2	Blocks	7
17	Fouls	17
7	Max points in a row	10
25:25	Time spent in lead	19:46
14	Biggest lead	10

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 14 Q2 0:32
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 10 Q4 0:09
Longest run: 10-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q2 0:01 to Q3 9:27

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	0	3
10:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	2	3
10:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	2	5
9:55	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	5	5
9:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	5	7
9:06	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	7	7
8:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	7	9
8:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	7	11
8:15	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	9	11
7:53	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	11	11
7:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	11	13
7:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	11	15
7:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	13	15
6:38	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	15	15
6:12	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	17	15
5:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	17	18
5:09	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	19	18
4:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	19	21
4:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	19	23
4:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	19	24
3:58	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	21	24
3:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	23	24
2:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	23	27
2:20	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	25	27
2:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	25	29
0:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	25	31
0:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	27	31
0:06	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	30	31
0:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	30	32
0:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	30	33

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:39	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	33	33
11:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	33	35
9:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	33	37
8:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	33	38
8:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	33	39
8:11	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	36	39
7:48	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	37	39
7:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	37	41
6:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	39	41
6:38	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	41	41
6:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	41	43
6:19	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	43	43
6:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	43	44
5:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	45	44
5:26	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	48	44
4:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	49	44
4:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	50	44
4:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	50	46
4:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	50	48
3:58	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	51	48
3:58	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	51	48
3:22	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	55	48
2:56	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	57	48
2:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	57	50
2:27	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	59	50
2:06	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	61	50
1:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams Free throw	61	51
1:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams Free throw	61	52
1:01	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	63	52
0:32	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	66	52
0:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	66	54

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	66	57
10:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	66	59
9:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	66	62
8:56	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	68	62
8:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	68	63
8:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	68	64
8:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	70	64
7:40	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	71	64
7:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	71	65
7:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	71	66
6:49	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	73	66
5:55	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	75	66
5:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	75	68
4:43	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	76	68
4:43	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	77	68
3:59	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	78	68
3:59	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	80	68
3:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	80	70
3:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	81	70
3:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	81	72
2:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	81	73
2:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	81	74
1:57	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 2-pt field goal	83	74
1:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	83	77
1:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	84	77
1:05	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	87	77
0:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	87	80
0:30	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa Free throw	88	80

Q4 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	88	82
10:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	88	84
9:51	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	91	84
9:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	91	86
8:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	91	89
8:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	91	92
7:30	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	93	92
6:57	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	95	92
6:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	97	92
5:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	97	94
5:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	97	97
4:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	99	97
4:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	99	100
3:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	101	100
3:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins Free throw	101	101
3:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	101	102
2:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	101	105
2:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	101	108
1:57	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	103	108
1:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	103	110
1:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	105	110
0:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	105	112
0:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	105	113
0:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	105	114
0:27	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	107	114
0:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	107	117

2024-25 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 1-0. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 2-0.

Jan 3: New York Knicks 107 at Oklahoma City Thunder 117 (this game)
Jan 10: Oklahoma City Thunder 126 at New York Knicks 101

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