OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a big third quarter to beat the skidding Atlanta Hawks 140-129 on Monday night.

Chet Holmgren had 24 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, and Jalen Williams added 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the NBA-leading Thunder (28-5).

Gilgeous-Alexander scored the Thunder's first eight points. He made 15 of 24 field goals and all seven of his foul shots. He scored at least 20 points for the 104th consecutive game.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 30 points and Onyeka Okongwu had 26 points and 14 rebounds for Atlanta (15-19), which has lost seven straight. The short-handed Hawks played without starters Trae Young (quad), Jalen Johnson (illness) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness).

The teams combined to shoot 86 3-pointers. The Hawks were 25 of 54 (46.3%), while the Thunder made 12 of 32 (37.5%). Oklahoma City scored 70 points in the paint compared to 36 for Atlanta.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of the Thunder's 35 first-quarter points. His three-point play with 3.4 seconds remaining pulled Oklahoma City even. But first cousin Alexander-Walker swished a 45-footer as time expired to put the Hawks in front 38-35.

Atlanta extended the advantage to 54-44 on a 3-pointer by Luke Kennard, but the Thunder pulled to 69-68 on a basket by Holmgren. Another buzzer-beater, this one an 8-footer by Dyson Daniels, gave Atlanta a 74-70 lead at halftime.

Oklahoma City took control early in the third quarter, outscoring Atlanta 30-11 for a 100-85 lead with 5:43 left. Gilgeous-Alexander (nine points) and Lu Dort (six points) sparked the run.

Atlanta got as close as 106-103 on a three-point play by Kennard. But the Thunder scored the next seven points to take a 113-103 lead into the fourth.

The Hawks kept it close after that. A 3-pointer by Zacchariw Risacher cut the Oklahoma City lead to 129-125 with 4:36 left.

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Thunder: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Onyeka Okongwu vs. Chet Holmgren (Cason Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Jalen Williams lost ball turnover (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals)	0	0
11:43	Vit Krejci misses 23-foot running jump shot	0	0
11:38	Dyson Daniels offensive rebound	0	0
11:38	Dyson Daniels makes tip shot	0	2
11:29	Dyson Daniels blocks Chet Holmgren 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot	0	2
11:25	Chet Holmgren offensive rebound	0	2
11:23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)	2	2
11:07	Vit Krejci makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	2	5
10:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	4	5
10:41	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
10:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	4	5
10:30	Vit Krejci personal foul	4	5
10:19	Jalen Williams misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	4	5
10:18	Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound	4	5
10:00	Onyeka Okongwu misses driving floating jump shot	4	5
9:57	Zaccharie Risacher offensive rebound	4	5
9:57	Zaccharie Risacher misses tip shot	4	5
9:56	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	4	5
9:56	Onyeka Okongwu makes layup	4	7
9:40	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	6	7
9:23	Dyson Daniels 3 second turnover	6	7
9:18	Chet Holmgren lost ball turnover (Zaccharie Risacher steals)	6	7
9:14	Zaccharie Risacher misses 26-foot running jump shot	6	7
9:10	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	6	7
9:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot two point shot	8	7
8:50	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot	8	9
8:35	Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul	8	9
8:35	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
8:35	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
8:23	Chet Holmgren blocks Dyson Daniels 's 8-foot driving layup	10	9
8:21	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	10	9
8:20	Chet Holmgren bad pass turnover (Vit Krejci steals)	10	9
8:14	Onyeka Okongwu misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
8:13	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	10	9
8:06	Cason Wallace makes 22-foot running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists)	13	9
8:02	Zaccharie Risacher offensive foul	13	9
8:02	Zaccharie Risacher offensive foul turnover	13	9
8:02	Luke Kennard enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	13	9
7:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass turnover (Onyeka Okongwu steals)	13	9
7:42	Luke Kennard makes 24-foot running jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)	13	12
7:42	Thunder Full timeout	13	12
7:24	Chet Holmgren misses 4-foot two point shot	13	12
7:22	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	13	12
7:14	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 2-foot two point shot	13	14
7:14	Chet Holmgren shooting foul	13	14
7:14	Asa Newell enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	13	14
7:14	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 1	13	15
7:06	Jalen Williams makes driving layup	15	15
6:58	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	15
6:57	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	15	15
6:50	Cason Wallace out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	15
6:38	Dyson Daniels makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	15	17
6:22	Asa Newell shooting foul	15	17
6:22	Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	15	17
6:22	Thunder offensive team rebound	15	17
6:22	Alex Caruso enters the game for Chet Holmgren	15	17
6:22	Mouhamed Gueye enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	15	17
6:22	Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
6:04	Asa Newell misses 9-foot two point shot	16	17
6:02	Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound	16	17
5:56	Vit Krejci misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
5:50	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	16	17
5:42	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot driving dunk (Alex Caruso assists)	18	17
5:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul	18	17
5:38	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Jalen Williams	18	17
5:29	Dyson Daniels misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	17
5:27	Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound	18	17
5:27	Alex Caruso shooting foul	18	17
5:27	Mouhamed Gueye misses free throw 1 of 2	18	17
5:27	Hawks offensive team rebound	18	17
5:27	Mouhamed Gueye misses free throw 2 of 2	18	17
5:26	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	18	17
5:12	Luke Kennard shooting foul	18	17
5:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	19	17
5:12	Branden Carlson enters the game for Cason Wallace	19	17
5:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
5:02	Dyson Daniels misses 11-foot floating jump shot	20	17
4:58	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	20	17
4:47	Luguentz Dort misses 30-foot three point jumper	20	17
4:45	Thunder offensive team rebound	20	17
4:45	Mouhamed Gueye loose ball foul	20	17
4:45	Branden Carlson makes free throw 1 of 2	21	17
4:45	Branden Carlson makes free throw 2 of 2	22	17
4:34	Vit Krejci misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	17
4:30	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	22	17
4:26	Luguentz Dort misses 27-foot running jump shot	22	17
4:22	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	22	17
4:16	Vit Krejci makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)	22	20
4:03	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	20
3:58	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	22	20
3:46	Mouhamed Gueye misses 8-foot floating jump shot	22	20
3:45	Hawks offensive team rebound	22	20
3:45	Luguentz Dort loose ball foul	22	20
3:45	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Luguentz Dort	22	20
3:45	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Dyson Daniels	22	20
3:45	Onyeka Okongwu enters the game for Mouhamed Gueye	22	20
3:45	Thunder delay of game violation	22	20
3:33	Ajay Mitchell blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker 's 7-foot driving layup	22	20
3:30	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	22	20
3:29	Onyeka Okongwu makes two point shot	22	22
3:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	22	22
3:14	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	22	22
3:10	Asa Newell misses 23-foot running jump shot	22	22
3:06	Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound	22	22
3:00	Ajay Mitchell makes driving layup	24	22
2:54	Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	22
2:50	Vit Krejci offensive rebound	24	22
2:49	Onyeka Okongwu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vit Krejci assists)	24	25
2:44	Hawks delay of game violation	24	25
2:32	Alex Caruso makes 1-foot layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	26	25
2:32	Hawks Full timeout	26	25
2:32	Keaton Wallace enters the game for Vit Krejci	26	25
2:19	Asa Newell bad pass turnover (Alex Caruso steals)	26	25
2:16	Alex Caruso makes 1-foot running dunk	28	25
2:08	Branden Carlson shooting foul	28	25
2:08	Onyeka Okongwu makes free throw 1 of 2	28	26
2:08	Onyeka Okongwu makes free throw 2 of 2	28	27
1:59	Branden Carlson makes dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	30	27
1:50	Onyeka Okongwu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Asa Newell assists)	30	30
1:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	30
1:31	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	30	30
1:25	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	30
1:22	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	30	30
1:11	Branden Carlson makes 2-foot dunk (Isaiah Joe assists)	32	30
54.4	Keaton Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	32	33
34.6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	32	33
31.6	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	32	33
30.3	Alex Caruso kicked ball violation	32	33
19.5	Onyeka Okongwu makes layup (Luke Kennard assists)	32	35
3.4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	34	35
3.4	Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul	34	35
3.4	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Branden Carlson	34	35
3.4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	35	35
0.3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 44-foot three pointer	35	38
0.0	(00:00) [Hawks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	35	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	38

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Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 30, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, FanDuel SN OK, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,203

Referees

Marc Davis, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Jenna Reneau

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	34	28	.548	W3
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	24	.625	L1
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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