Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma Thunder pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 132-111 for their 11th straight…<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON(AP) \u2014 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma Thunder pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 132-111 on Saturday night for their 11th straight win, a game during which four players were ejected<\/a> following a scuffle in the first half.<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander extended his NBA record of 63 consecutive road games with at least 20 points.<\/p>\n Oklahoma\u2019s Jaylin Williams and Washington\u2019s Justin Champagnie began shoving each other after a basket by the Wizards with 27 seconds left in the second quarter. Several players joined in and the scrum spilled into the stands behind the basket.<\/p>\n In addition to Williams and Champagnie, Ajay Mitchell and Cason Wallace of the Thunder each received a technical foul and were ejected.<\/p>\n Despite losing three players, the Thunder were able to send the Wizards to their season-worst 15th straight loss.<\/p>\n Isaiah Hartenstein had 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 points for Oklahoma City. Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Jared McCain added 18 points.<\/p>\n Bilal Coulibaly scored 21 points and Bub Carrington added 19 for the Wizards, who are one game from matching a franchise-worst skid of 16 consecutive losses, which happened most recently in March 2024.<\/p>\n After Gilgeous-Alexander’s 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer put the Thunder up 103-96, Oklahoma City opened the fourth with a 15-0 run powered by Holmgren (eight points) and McCain (seven).<\/p>\n Washington missed its first 10 shots in the quarter and got no closer than 16 points the rest of the way.<\/p>\n The first half featured 11 lead changes, and the Thunder led 69-64 at the break.<\/p>\n The Wizards announced before the game that point guard Trae Young, who left against Golden State on Monday, has a bruised right quadriceps as well as lower back irritation, and there is no timeline for his return.<\/p>\n
Thunder: Continue their five-game road trip at Philadelphia on Monday.<\/p>\n Wizards: Open a five-game road trip at New York on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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