SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Isaiah Hartenstein had a career-high 33 points along with 19 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 132-101 on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The 7-foot Hartenstein made 14 of 17 shots and had three assists and three blocks. <\/p>\n
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 30 points to help the Thunder (9-1) bounce back two nights after suffering their only loss of the season in Portland.<\/p>\n
Cason Wallace scored 15 points and Isaiah Joe added 13 as the Thunder won their first game of the NBA Cup tournament.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City led by 23 and took advantage of the absence of Sacramento big man Domantas Sabonis, outscoring the Kings 60-34 in the paint. Sabonis sat out his second consecutive game with sore ribs.<\/p>\n
Sacramento\u2019s Russell Westbrook, who spent his first nine NBA seasons with the Thunder and is the franchise\u2019s leading scorer, had 24 points and nine assists against his former team.<\/p>\n
The Thunder beat the Kings for the second time in 11 days, having won 107-101 in Oklahoma City on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n
In that game the Kings had a healthy Sabonis while the Thunder played without Chet Holmgren.<\/p>\n
It was a complete reverse this time. Sabonis watched from the bench in street clothes while Holmgren had 10 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n
The Kings trailed by 11 midway through the first quarter but Monk made a pair of 3s in the final two minutes as Sacramento rallied to lead 32-30.<\/p>\n
Hartenstein helped the Thunder regain the lead in the second quarter. He scored 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting and exchanged words with Kings center Drew Eubanks after a three-point play in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Thunder: At Memphis on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Kings: Host Minnesota on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
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