Gilgeous-Alexander's 28 points, Holmgren's perfect shooting lead Thunder in rout of Warriors

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and 11 assists successful 3 quarters arsenic the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Golden State Warriors 126-102

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and 11 assists successful 3 quarters, Chet Holmgren had a cleanable shooting show and the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the rival Golden State Warriors 126-102 connected Tuesday night.

Holmgren had 23 points and 11 rebounds. He made each 9 of his tract goals, some of his 3-pointers and each 3 of his escaped propulsion attempts.

Isaiah Joe scored 18 points and Ajay Mitchell added 17 for the defending champion Thunder, who improved to 11-1.

Jonathan Kuminga led the Warriors with 13 points. Stephen Curry, who missed the erstwhile 3 games owed to illness, had 11 points connected 4-for-13 shooting. He struggled connected defence excessively — helium committed his 5th foul with conscionable nether 10 minutes near successful the 3rd quarter.

Thunder antiaircraft stopper Lu Dort was retired with a close precocious trapezius strain, but they inactive had plentifulness of elite perimeter defenders to frustrate the Warriors. It was their second-lowest scoring effort of the season.

The Thunder improved to 5-0 astatine location this play portion Golden State fell to 1-6 connected the road.

The Thunder led 58-40 precocious successful the 2nd 4th erstwhile Golden State's Draymond Green was called for a idiosyncratic foul and a technical, bringing gleeful cheers from Thunder fans who booed him loudly during pregame introductions. Oklahoma City made each 3 escaped throws to widen its pb to 21.

Oklahoma City led 63-44 astatine the break, with Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 15 points and Holmgren adding 11 connected 5-for-5 shooting. The Thunder constricted Curry to 7 points connected 3-for-10 shooting successful the archetypal half.

Gilgeous-Alexander got the assemblage fired up erstwhile helium drove, made a layup and drew interaction from Green. The escaped propulsion pushed Oklahoma City's pb to 80-58. The Thunder accrued their vantage to 107-72 astatine the extremity of the 3rd quarter.

The Warriors sojourn the San Antonio Spurs connected Wednesday.

The Thunder big the Los Angeles Lakers connected Wednesday.

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