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Oklahoma City Thunder at Atlanta Hawks

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48-11, 22-7 Away
Final
135 - 119

27-33, 13-15 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points as Thunder roll past Hawks 135-119 to continue dominance of East

SGA drops 31 as Thunder take down Hawks

Luguentz Dort scored 20 points and led Oklahoma City's long-range assault by shooting 6 of 11 on 3-pointers. Jalen Williams also scored 20 points for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City never trailed and improved to 21-1 against the Eastern Conference. The Thunder (48-11), who have the Western Conference's top record, are 27-10 against the West.

Atlanta center Onyeka Okongwu had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Caris LeVert scored 23 points.

Trae Young added 19 points with 12 assists for the Hawks. Young shot only 5 of 14 from the field.

Takeaways Thunder: G Isaiah Joe scored 12 points in 11 minutes before being ruled out in the third quarter with lower back soreness. ... F Chet Holmgren, who was listed as questionable with a right calf contusion, started and scored seven points in 15 minutes.

Hawks: Atlanta trailed by 20 at 45-25 but tightened the deficit with a 14-0 run, capped by LeVert's 3-pointer, late in the first half to trail 71-64 at halftime.

Key moment Led by Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder pulled away late in the third period. After leading 91-81, the Thunder controlled the final minutes of the period to stretch their advantage to 27 before taking a 108-84 lead into the fourth.

Key stat The Thunder made 23 of 50 3s. Their season high for 3-pointers was 27 in a 137-101 win over New Orleans on Feb. 10.

Up next The Thunder visit San Antonio on Sunday and the Hawks visit Memphis on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 135 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 135 - 119
4th 19.1 Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound 135 - 119
4th 23.0 Georges Niang misses layup 135 - 119
4th 27.1 Cason Wallace bad pass (Dominick Barlow steals) 135 - 119

Statistics

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51-101 FG 43-88
50.5 Field Goal % 48.9
23-50 3PT 15-36
46.0 Three Point % 41.7
10-12 FT 18-23
83.3 Free Throw % 78.3
43 Rebounds 46
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
34 Defensive Rebounds 36
37 Assists 27
10 Steals 8
1 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
23 Fast Break Points 14
54 Points in Paint 56
18 Fouls 14
27 Largest Lead 0
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jacob Toppin, F Out Mar 31
Keaton Wallace, G Out Mar 31
Trae Young, PG Day-To-Day Mar 31
Larry Nance Jr., PF Out Mar 26
Clint Capela, C Out Mar 21
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Ducas, G Out Mar 30
Ousmane Dieng, F Out Mar 30
Aaron Wiggins, SG Out Mar 30
Ajay Mitchell, G Out Feb 6
Nikola Topic, G Out Jan 12

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,712 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 63 12 .840 - W10
Denver 47 28 .627 16 W2
Minnesota 43 32 .573 20 W2
Portland 32 43 .427 31 L4
Utah 16 60 .211 47.5 L6

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 36 38 .486 - W1
Orlando 36 40 .474 1 L1
Miami 34 41 .453 2.5 W5
Charlotte 19 56 .253 17.5 W1
Washington 16 59 .213 20.5 L3
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