NBA

New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder

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24-11, 13-7 Away
Final
107 - 117

29-5, 16-2 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Thunder rally past Knicks 117-107 for 14th straight win

SGA drops Josh Hart with filthy spin move

Jalen Williams added 20 points and Aaron Wiggins scored 15 of his 19 points in the final period, when Oklahoma City erased an 88-80 deficit by outscoring the Knicks 37-19.

Isaiah Hartenstein, playing against his former team for the first time, contributed 14 rebounds, seven assists and four points for the Thunder (29-5), whose loss to Milwaukee in the NBA Cup championship game on Dec. 17 does not count in the standings.

Mikal Bridges scored 24 points for New York (25-10), which had its nine-game winning streak snapped. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 22 rebounds. Jalen Brunson added 22 points, OG Anunoby scored 20 and Josh Hart had 19.

The game was the fourth in the NBA's 79-year history between teams on winning streaks of nine games or more.

New York led 66-54 at halftime. Oklahoma City outscored the Knicks 26-22 in the third quarter to trim the lead to single digits and set the stage for the team's third comeback in three games.

Takeaways Knicks: New York allowed Oklahoma City to dictate the tempo in the fourth quarter.

Thunder: Oklahoma City put together big third quarters to rally for wins over Minnesota and the Clippers. They waited until the fourth to take control against the Knicks.

Key moment Oklahoma City trailed 97-92 midway through the fourth when Wiggins went to work, sparking a 25-10 run with three 3-pointers and a three-point play.

Key stat Oklahoma City made 14 of 27 3-pointers (51.9%) compared to 9 of 32 (21.8%) for New York.

Up next The Knicks visit Chicago on Saturday, and the Thunder host Boston on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 72.0%
Knicks: 28.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 107 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 107 - 117
4th 1.1 Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound 107 - 117
4th 1.1 Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 107 - 117
4th 8.1 Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists) 107 - 117

Statistics

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43-90 FG 43-84
47.8 Field Goal % 51.2
9-32 3PT 14-27
28.1 Three Point % 51.9
12-17 FT 17-21
70.6 Free Throw % 81.0
42 Rebounds 41
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
31 Defensive Rebounds 34
22 Assists 27
7 Steals 9
2 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
10 Fast Break Points 23
64 Points in Paint 54
17 Fouls 17
14 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 42 17 .712 - L1
New York 38 20 .655 3.5 W1
Brooklyn 21 37 .362 20.5 L2
Philadelphia 20 38 .345 21.5 L9
Toronto 18 41 .305 24 L2

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 47 11 .810 - W1
Denver 38 20 .655 9 W1
Minnesota 32 27 .542 15.5 W1
Portland 26 33 .441 21.5 W3
Utah 14 44 .241 33 L2
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