OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their 11th straight game, beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 130-106 on Sunday night in a matchup of Western Conference leaders that turned lopsided before halftime.

Rookie Ajay Mitchell scored 17 points, Aaron Wiggins contributed 16 and Jalen Williams added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder (26-5), who opened a five-game lead over second-place Memphis.

Gilgeous-Alexander made 14 of 19 shots to go along with seven assists, six rebounds and a team-high four blocks. He sat most of the fourth quarter. Oklahoma City blocked nine shots, including three by center Isaiah Hartenstein.

The Thunder led 76-50 at halftime behind 23 points from Gilgeous-Alexander and 12 each from Mitchell and Kenrich Williams, who combined to go 5 for 7 on 3-point shots. Oklahoma City outscored the Grizzlies 42-19 in the second quarter to take control.

Desmond Bane had 22 points and nine rebounds for Memphis (22-11), which played without star Ja Morant (shoulder) and Zach Edey, the team’s No. 9 overall draft pick, who was in concussion protocol. Jay Huff added 17 points but Jaren Jackson Jr., the team's leading scorer at 21.9 points per game, managed 13 points on 3-of-17 shooting.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Memphis jumped out to a 9-0 lead but struggled to score after that, making 37 of 97 shots from the field (38.1%) and 14 of 51 from 3-point range (27.5%).

Thunder: Oklahoma City lost the rebound battle 51-46, but outscored the Grizzlies 56-36 in the paint.

Key moment

Memphis pulled within 42-36 on a jumper by Jackson, but Oklahoma City went on a 32-9 run to extend the lead to 74-45 and put the game out of reach before halftime.

Key stat

Oklahoma City converted 21 Memphis turnovers into 33 points.

Up next

Grizzlies: Visit Phoenix on Tuesday night.

Thunder: Host Minnesota on Tuesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Isaiah Hartenstein (John Konchar gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Jaylen Wells misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Cason Wallace misses driving layup	0	0
11:25	John Konchar defensive rebound	0	0
11:13	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:10	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Luguentz Dort misses 24-foot three point shot	0	0
11:03	John Konchar defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Jaylen Wells makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	0	2
10:30	Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:27	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	0	2
10:19	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses driving layup	0	2
10:18	Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound	0	2
10:16	Desmond Bane makes 25-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	0	5
9:56	Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point shot	0	5
9:55	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	0	5
9:53	Isaiah Hartenstein lost ball turnover (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)	0	5
9:53	Jalen Williams personal foul	0	5
9:37	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	0	5
9:36	John Konchar offensive rebound	0	5
9:35	John Konchar makes tip shot	0	7
9:21	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive foul	0	7
9:21	Isaiah Hartenstein turnover	0	7
9:09	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Desmond Bane assists)	0	9
9:07	Thunder Full timeout	0	9
8:53	Jalen Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	0	9
8:52	Thunder offensive team rebound	0	9
8:52	Jaylen Wells loose ball foul	0	9
8:47	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	2	9
8:38	Desmond Bane makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	2	11
8:29	Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul	2	11
8:20	Jalen Williams makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	4	11
8:11	John Konchar misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	11
8:09	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	4	11
8:00	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	11
7:57	John Konchar defensive rebound	4	11
7:49	Jaren Jackson Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	11
7:33	Jalen Williams makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	6	11
7:14	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving layup	6	11
7:13	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	6	11
7:09	Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point shot	6	11
7:06	Luguentz Dort offensive rebound	6	11
7:01	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 12-foot two point shot	6	11
6:58	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	6	11
6:55	Desmond Bane out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	11
6:55	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	6	11
6:55	Jay Huff enters the game for Scotty Pippen Jr.	6	11
6:46	Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	11
6:43	Jalen Williams offensive rebound	6	11
6:35	Cason Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	9	11
6:16	John Konchar lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	9	11
6:08	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	11	11
6:08	Grizzlies Full timeout	11	11
6:08	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	11	11
6:08	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	11	11
5:51	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	11
5:49	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	11	11
5:41	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	11
5:39	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	11	11
5:39	Kenrich Williams loose ball foul	11	11
5:24	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	11
5:20	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	11	11
5:12	Kenrich Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	14	11
4:57	Luke Kennard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	11
4:55	John Konchar offensive rebound	14	11
4:52	Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Huff assists)	14	14
4:39	Jalen Williams misses 4-foot two point shot	14	14
4:37	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	14	14
4:32	Jay Huff makes 25-foot three point shot (Luke Kennard assists)	14	17
4:20	Aaron Wiggins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)	17	17
4:04	Jay Huff makes 1-foot dunk (Desmond Bane assists)	17	19
3:50	Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	19
3:47	Jalen Williams offensive rebound	17	19
3:44	John Konchar blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 27-foot three point jumper	17	19
3:41	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	17	19
3:38	Jay Huff makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)	17	22
3:18	Kenrich Williams misses two point shot	17	22
3:16	John Konchar defensive rebound	17	22
3:12	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	17	22
3:12	Desmond Bane misses free throw 1 of 2	17	22
3:12	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	17	22
3:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Luguentz Dort	17	22
3:12	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Jalen Williams	17	22
3:12	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	17	22
3:12	Jake LaRavia enters the game for John Konchar	17	22
3:12	Desmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 2	17	23
3:04	Ajay Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	20	23
2:42	Jay Huff misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	23
2:40	Desmond Bane offensive rebound	20	23
2:40	Desmond Bane makes two point shot	20	25
2:40	Ajay Mitchell personal foul	20	25
2:40	Desmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 1	20	26
2:28	Kenrich Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	23	26
2:06	Desmond Bane makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jake LaRavia assists)	23	29
1:54	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 26-foot three pointer	26	29
1:39	Luke Kennard bad pass (Aaron Wiggins steals)	26	29
1:32	Ajay Mitchell misses 6-foot two point shot	26	29
1:30	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	26	29
1:28	Ajay Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot (Kenrich Williams assists)	28	29
1:27	Thunder delay of game violation	28	29
1:17	Jay Huff misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	29
1:13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	28	29
56.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot two point shot	30	29
53.0	Scotty Pippen Jr. lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	30	29
49.1	Aaron Wiggins makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	32	29
35.1	Desmond Bane misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	32	29
33.0	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	32	29
27.0	Jay Huff shooting foul	32	29
27.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	33	29
27.0	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	33	29
27.0	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Desmond Bane	33	29
27.0	Cam Spencer enters the game for Jay Huff	33	29
27.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	34	29
7.0	Luke Kennard misses driving floating jump shot	34	29
3.1	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	34	29
1.2	Cason Wallace shooting foul	34	29
1.2	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	34	30
1.2	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	34	31
1.0	Ajay Mitchell misses 46-foot three point jumper	34	31
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	34	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	31

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Venue

Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 30, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN OK, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

18,203

Referees

Sean Wright, Sean Corbin, Sha'Rae Mitchell

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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

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