National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 133, Philadelphia 114
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2023
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #18 Matt Boland, #91 Cheryl Flores, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance: 20892

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit all 16 of his free throws and scored 37 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder past the host Philadelphia 76ers 133-114 on Thursday.

Gilgeous-Alexander added eight rebounds and six assists.

Josh Giddey collected 20 points and eight assists while Jalen Williams and Tre Mann had 14 points apiece for the Thunder. Jaylin Williams contributed 11.

Joel Embiid was 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and had 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers. James Harden added 24 points, 15 assists and six rebounds and Tyrese Maxey scored 17 points.

Tobias Harris contributed 13 and Georges Niang had 10.

Harris appeared to injure his left knee after banging into Isaiah Joe and went to the locker room with 8:52 remaining in the second quarter. But Harris was able to check back in 1:26 later.

Oklahoma City led 56-43 with 3:30 left in the half.

Harden converted a difficult four-point play with 34.9 seconds to go and the Sixers trailed 64-56.

The Thunder shot 8 of 16 from 3-point territory and held a 67-57 advantage at halftime.

To start the third, Embiid scored two baskets, Harden added a trey and the Sixers closed within three. Harris hit 1 of 2 free throws, Embiid made a pair of free throws and the run extended to 10-0. When Harris hit a trey, the run extended to 13-0.

Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down a short jumper with 6:23 left and the Thunder moved ahead 78-75.

De'Anthony Melton responded with a 3-pointer for Philadelphia on its next possession.

But the Thunder came back with a 7-0 spurt to lead 85-78.

Oklahoma City finished the quarter strong and led 101-85 at the end of the third.

Giddey completed a three-point play and the Thunder maintained a 112-97 advantage with 8:29 remaining in the fourth.

Maxey's three-point play with 6:16 left sliced the deficit to 114-102.

Embiid threw down a two-handed dunk and added a tough layup to close within eight.

After an empty Thunder possession, Embiid hit two free throws and the Sixers trailed 114-108 with 4:31 to go.

Giddey responded with a short bank shot in the lane and Gilgeous-Alexander hit all his free throws down the stretch.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Philadelphia
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 37 Scoring Joel Embiid 30
Josh Giddey 8 Assists James Harden 15
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Rebounds Joel Embiid 10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Free Throws Made Joel Embiid 10
Isaiah Joe 2 Steals Tyrese Maxey 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Blocks Joel Embiid 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 133 51.2 14-33 31-33 28 39 6 7 11
Philadelphia 114 44.3 11-36 25-27 30 39 3 4 17
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Utah. The 76ers have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Thunder have a W/L % of .474 after a win and .435 after a loss.