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Oklahoma City Thunder beat Washington Wizards 114-75 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points with 9 assists, Jared McCain added 19 and Aday Mara scored 18 as Oklahoma City beat Washington 114-75.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points with 9 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Washington Wizards 114-75 at Paycom Center on Saturday, November 7. Oklahoma City improved to 8-2. Washington fell to 4-6.
Gilgeous-Alexander shot 11-of-20 from the field and 5-of-6 at the line in 29 minutes, with 3 threes. Jared McCain scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting off the bench, and Aday Mara added 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting with 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
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How it turned
Mara scored the game’s first basket, and Oklahoma City led early. Washington’s only lead came when Alex Sarr hit a three with 6:24 left in the first quarter to make it 9-8. The Thunder answered and led 25-19 after one.
Oklahoma City pulled away in the second. McCain’s three with 6:21 left made it 38-23, and Ajay Mitchell’s floater with 14 seconds remaining sent the Thunder into the locker room up 57-36.
Gilgeous-Alexander hit two threes in the third, and Mara dunked twice as the lead grew. Bennett Stirtz’s three with 8.3 seconds left in the period made it 90-59 heading to the fourth.
The Thunder’s largest lead reached 43 when Dalen Terry finished a layup with 2:05 remaining to make it 114-71. Bub Carrington’s three in the final minute set the final at 114-75.
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The supporting cast
Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 rebounds and 6 assists in 18 minutes. Ajay Mitchell scored 12, and Stirtz added 11. Oklahoma City won the boards 55-47, assisted on 33 baskets, scored 56 points in the paint and 21 on the fast break.
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Washington’s side
AJ Dybantsa led the Wizards with 19 points. Sarr had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Kyshawn George finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Trae Young scored 4 points on 1-of-6 shooting.
Washington shot 29-of-98 from the field and 7-of-43 from three. Bilal Coulibaly went 0-of-8, and Tre Johnson went 2-of-15. The Wizards played without Anthony Davis (ankle). Attendance was 18,203.
What’s next
The Wizards visit the Detroit Pistons on Monday, November 9, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Thunder visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, November 10, at 11 p.m. ET (6 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time).
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