Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 points as Thunder defeat Lakers 101-93 in NBA Cup game
LOS ANGELES (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a 101-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.
It is the fifth time in the past six games Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30 points. Jalen Williams added 19 points as the Thunder won their fourth straight.
Dalton Knecht scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers for the Lakers, who have dropped four of their last five. D’Angelo Russell had 17 points off the bench.
With the loss, Los Angeles can not advance to the quarterfinals after winning the inaugural NBA Cup tournament last year.
Phoenix, San Antonio and Oklahoma City are all 2-1 in West Group B while the Lakers are 2-2.
The Lakers drew within one point before Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 1:35 remaining to put the Thunder up 95-91.
Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein scored 11 points and pulled down a season-high 18 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
Lakers: Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds and LeBron James scored 12.
The Lakers still had a chance to come back, down four with 22.4 seconds remaining, but Austin Reaves made a bad pass, which was stolen by Williams and led to an easy dunk to give Oklahoma City a 99-93 advantage.
The Lakers committed four of their 17 turnovers in the fourth quarter. ... Oklahoma City tied a season high with 15 offensive rebounds.
The Thunder are at Houston on Sunday while the Lakers are at Utah on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Anthony Davis (Jalen Williams gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-3 |
| 10:44 | | LeBron James misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point driving layup | 6-5 |
| 9:39 | | Austin Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 9-5 |
| 9:21 | | Austin Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 11-5 |
| 8:57 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 13-5 |
| 8:31 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Thunder turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:51 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:51 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-6 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-6 |
| 7:31 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 15-8 |
| 6:44 | | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 18-8 |
| 6:38 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 18-10 |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 20-10 |
| 5:54 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip layup | 20-12 |
| 5:41 | | Anthony Davis blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:38 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:32 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:17 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Anthony Davis blocks Isaiah Hartenstein's two point putback layup | ||
| 5:14 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Max Christie turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup | 22-15 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point floating jump shot | 22-17 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point stepback jump shot | 24-17 |
| 4:10 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 3:53 | | Max Christie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point cutting layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 24-19 |
| 3:11 | | Max Christie personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-19 |
| 2:41 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 26-22 |
| 2:21 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Austin Reaves misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Dalton Knecht's two point driving dunk | ||
| 1:51 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 29-22 |
| 1:17 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 29-24 |
| 1:02 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 32-24 |
| 0:17 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-27 |
| 11:25 | | Dillon Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point layup (LeBron James assists) | 32-29 |
| 10:45 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:43 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Max Christie draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-30 |
| 10:40 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 34-31 |
| 10:11 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 10:11 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-32 |
| 10:11 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-33 |
| 10:01 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Gabe Vincent offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Rui Hachimura blocks Luguentz Dort's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:37 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | LeBron James turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:21 |