ATLANTA -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their overwhelming dominance of the Eastern Conference by beating the Atlanta Hawks 135-119 on Friday night.

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.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Onyeka Okongwu (Cason Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:38	Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Mouhamed Gueye misses two point shot	0	0
11:32	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Dyson Daniels blocks Jalen Williams 's 2-foot two point shot	0	0
11:26	Thunder offensive team rebound	0	0
11:21	Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	0	2
11:05	Zaccharie Risacher misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	0	2
10:53	Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)	0	5
10:37	Mouhamed Gueye makes 1-foot dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)	2	5
10:27	Mouhamed Gueye blocks Cason Wallace 's 1-foot layup	2	5
10:24	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	2	5
10:22	Dyson Daniels misses two point shot	2	5
10:22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	2	5
10:04	Luguentz Dort misses layup	2	5
10:02	Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound	2	5
10:01	Zaccharie Risacher bad pass (Cason Wallace steals)	2	5
9:57	Dyson Daniels shooting foul	2	5
9:57	Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2	2	5
9:57	Thunder offensive team rebound	2	5
9:57	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	2	6
9:48	Onyeka Okongwu lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	2	6
9:31	Cason Wallace makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	2	8
9:13	Trae Young misses 25-foot three point shot	2	8
9:11	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	2	8
9:10	Onyeka Okongwu makes 9-foot two point shot	4	8
8:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Chet Holmgren assists)	4	10
8:42	Zaccharie Risacher misses 6-foot two point shot	4	10
8:39	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	4	10
8:35	Luguentz Dort makes 24-foot three point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	4	13
8:22	Zaccharie Risacher bad pass (Luguentz Dort steals)	4	13
8:15	Chet Holmgren makes two point shot (Luguentz Dort assists)	4	15
8:15	Hawks Full timeout	4	15
8:15	Georges Niang enters the game for Mouhamed Gueye	4	15
8:15	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Cason Wallace	4	15
7:59	Onyeka Okongwu misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	15
7:57	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	4	15
7:49	Jalen Williams lost ball turnover (Trae Young steals)	4	15
7:44	Zaccharie Risacher out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	15
7:33	Georges Niang personal foul	4	15
7:24	Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	15
7:20	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	4	15
7:12	Georges Niang makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)	7	15
6:59	Chet Holmgren misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	15
6:57	Georges Niang defensive rebound	7	15
6:48	Trae Young misses driving layup	7	15
6:43	Zaccharie Risacher offensive rebound	7	15
6:43	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point shot	9	15
6:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	9	17
6:22	Onyeka Okongwu makes layup (Georges Niang assists)	11	17
6:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	11	19
5:58	Dyson Daniels misses 9-foot two point shot	11	19
5:55	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	11	19
5:55	Caris LeVert enters the game for Trae Young	11	19
5:46	Georges Niang misses driving floating jump shot	11	19
5:42	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	11	19
5:36	Luguentz Dort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)	11	22
5:24	Caris LeVert misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	22
5:22	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	22
5:15	Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jalen Williams assists)	11	25
4:59	Isaiah Joe personal foul	11	25
4:59	Terance Mann enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	11	25
4:59	Clint Capela enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	11	25
4:59	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Chet Holmgren	11	25
4:59	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Jalen Williams	11	25
4:43	Dyson Daniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	13	25
4:24	Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	25
4:22	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	25
4:18	Caris LeVert steps out of bounds turnover	13	25
4:03	Kenrich Williams makes layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	13	27
3:42	Terance Mann makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	27
3:26	Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	27
3:23	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	16	27
3:18	Isaiah Joe misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	27
3:16	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	16	27
3:16	Thunder Full timeout	16	27
3:16	(03:16) [Thunder] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Thunder] retain their timeout	16	27
3:16	Dyson Daniels steps out of bounds turnover	16	27
3:16	Trae Young enters the game for Dyson Daniels	16	27
3:16	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Luguentz Dort	16	27
3:04	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 13-foot jumper	16	27
3:00	Georges Niang defensive rebound	16	27
2:50	Georges Niang makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Trae Young assists)	18	27
2:34	Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	18	30
2:27	Kenrich Williams personal foul	18	30
2:27	Cason Wallace enters the game for Isaiah Joe	18	30
2:20	Georges Niang misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	30
2:17	Clint Capela offensive rebound	18	30
2:11	Clint Capela out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	30
1:54	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	18	32
1:46	Caris LeVert makes 1-foot dunk (Trae Young assists)	20	32
1:30	Kenrich Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	20	35
1:14	Cason Wallace personal foul	20	35
59.1	Trae Young misses 8-foot two point shot	20	35
56.1	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	20	35
50.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander traveling	20	35
41.1	Clint Capela misses 5-foot two point shot	20	35
38.1	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	20	35
31.1	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists)	20	37
23.1	Caris LeVert makes 1-foot layup (Trae Young assists)	22	37
23.1	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	22	37
23.1	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Kenrich Williams	22	37
23.1	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 1	23	37
4.1	Trae Young personal foul	23	37
2.0	Isaiah Joe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists)	23	40
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	40

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

State Farm Arena

Atlanta, GA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, March 1, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, FanDuel SN OK, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,712

Referees

Tony Brothers, Scott Twardoski, Jenna Schroeder

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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