OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-95 on Tuesday night to avoid their first three-game skid of the season.

Chet Holmgren had 20 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for NBA-best Oklahoma City (38-10), which had lost back-to-back home games for the first time this season. Isaiah Joe added 17 points.

The Thunder were missing starters Jalen Williams, Isaiah Hartenstein and Cason Wallace and key reserve Alex Caruso with injuries.

Gilgeous-Alexander shot 8 of 22 from the field but went 13 of 14 from the foul line. He scored at least 20 points for the 118th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NBA history.

Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 11 rebounds. Saddiq Bey added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans, who had won two straight.

Tempers flared in the closing minutes. First, Bey and Jaylin Williams got tangled up and were assessed technical fouls. With 9 seconds left, Jeremiah Fears, who played in college at Oklahoma, and Lu Dort grabbed each other’s jerseys before being separated. Fears then ran after Dort and players from both teams had to be separated.

The Thunder missed their first eight shots while New Orleans started 1 of 9.

Dort's 3-pointer with 10.9 seconds left in the second quarter gave the Thunder a 48-46 lead at halftime.

The Thunder took a 74-64 lead on a 3-pointer by Holmgren with 3:38 left in the third. A 3 by Dort made it 88-73.

The Pelicans went on a 14-2 run capped by Fears' 22-foot bank shot to cut the lead to 92-87. Dort's fourth 3-pointer made it 98-87 with 3:26 remaining.

Up next

Pelicans: Host Memphis on Friday night.

Thunder: At Minnesota on Thursday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Derik Queen vs. Chet Holmgren (Jaylin Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:40	Derik Queen defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Saddiq Bey misses 10-foot two point shot	0	0
11:27	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Trey Murphy III blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 5-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:12	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	0	0
11:05	Derik Queen makes 15-foot jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	0	2
10:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	2
10:47	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	0	2
10:41	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	0	2
10:38	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	0	2
10:37	Chet Holmgren blocks Saddiq Bey 's 1-foot two point shot	0	2
10:37	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	0	2
10:30	Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
10:28	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	0	2
10:18	Chet Holmgren misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:15	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	0	2
10:07	Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (Luguentz Dort steals)	0	2
10:01	Derik Queen shooting foul	0	2
10:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
10:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
9:40	Trey Murphy III misses 5-foot two point shot	2	2
9:38	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	2	2
9:27	Aaron Wiggins bad pass turnover (Herbert Jones steals)	2	2
9:23	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	2	2
9:23	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 3	2	3
9:23	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 3	2	4
9:23	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 3 of 3	2	5
9:17	Trey Murphy III personal foul	2	5
9:07	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:04	Pelicans defensive team rebound	2	5
8:57	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	2	5
8:57	Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
8:57	Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	2	7
8:46	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses layup	2	7
8:44	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	2	7
8:36	Saddiq Bey misses 10-foot jumper	2	7
8:33	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	2	7
8:18	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	7
8:15	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	2	7
8:13	Saddiq Bey bad pass turnover (Aaron Wiggins steals)	2	7
8:08	Aaron Wiggins lost ball turnover (Saddiq Bey steals)	2	7
7:49	Derik Queen misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	2	7
7:47	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	2	7
7:39	Herbert Jones personal foul	2	7
7:33	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
7:30	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	2	7
7:25	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	2	7
7:21	Thunder defensive team rebound	2	7
7:08	Aaron Wiggins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	5	7
6:53	Derik Queen makes 4-foot two point shot	5	9
6:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	9
6:41	Derik Queen defensive rebound	5	9
6:23	Saddiq Bey misses two point shot	5	9
6:21	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	5	9
6:13	Chet Holmgren misses 13-foot two point shot	5	9
6:09	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	5	9
5:59	Jaylin Williams blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot driving layup	5	9
5:57	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	5	9
5:51	Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Wiggins assists)	7	9
5:36	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	9
5:31	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	7	9
5:21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	7	9
5:18	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	7	9
5:10	Trey Murphy III misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	9
5:08	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	7	9
5:03	Zion Williamson personal foul	7	9
5:03	Thunder Full timeout	7	9
5:03	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	7	9
5:03	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Luguentz Dort	7	9
5:03	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	7	9
4:54	Ousmane Dieng makes 16-foot two point shot	9	9
4:28	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	9
4:26	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	9	9
4:24	Ousmane Dieng makes 1-foot running dunk (Jaylin Williams assists)	11	9
4:05	Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot	11	9
4:02	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	11	9
4:01	Karlo Matkovic misses two point shot	11	9
3:59	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	11	9
3:40	Karlo Matkovic blocks Ousmane Dieng 's 1-foot driving layup	11	9
3:38	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	11	9
3:32	Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	9
3:29	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	11	9
3:26	Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	9
3:23	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	11	9
3:04	Chet Holmgren makes two point shot	13	9
3:04	Pelicans Full timeout	13	9
3:04	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren	13	9
3:04	Brooks Barnhizer enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	13	9
3:04	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Herbert Jones	13	9
3:04	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	13	9
3:04	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Saddiq Bey	13	9
2:42	Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	9
2:39	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	13	9
2:28	Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	9
2:24	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	13	9
2:15	Karlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	13	12
1:55	Isaiah Joe makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)	16	12
1:36	Jeremiah Fears misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	12
1:32	Jose Alvarado offensive rebound	16	12
1:24	Karlo Matkovic misses 8-foot two point shot	16	12
1:21	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	16	12
1:14	Kenrich Williams bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	16	12
59.7	Jose Alvarado steps out of bounds turnover	16	12
59.7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Jaylin Williams	16	12
45.8	Isaiah Joe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	12
43.0	Pelicans defensive team rebound	16	12
43.0	Kenrich Williams loose ball foul	16	12
34.9	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	12
31.9	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	16	12
25.9	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	16	12
19.4	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	16	12
18.5	Yves Missi offensive rebound	16	12
18.5	Yves Missi makes tip in dunk	16	14
17.4	Jeremiah Fears personal foul	16	14
17.4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	17	14
17.4	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	17	14
17.4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2	17	14
15.6	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	17	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	14

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Venue

Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 28, 2026

Coverage

GCSEN, Pelicans.com, FanDuel SN OK, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,203

Referees

Ed Malloy, J.B. DeRosa, John Conley

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	21	.604	L1
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

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