National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 105, Boston 92
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 5, 2025
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #28 Mousa Dagher, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 18203

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-92 home win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

The Thunder extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 15 games. Oklahoma City's winning streak is tied for the longest this season with Cleveland, which won 15 consecutive games to start the season.

Aaron Wiggins, the star of Oklahoma City's fourth-quarter comeback against the Knicks on Friday, scored 15 points off the bench. Luguentz Dort had 14, Cason Wallace added 13 and Jalen Williams put up 10.

The Thunder tightened things up defensively after giving up 65 points in the first half, holding the defending champions to just 27 points in the second half. Boston hadn't scored fewer than 44 points in a half this season.

The Celtics were just 8 of 40 (20 percent) from the field in the second half.

Jayson Tatum had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, whose three-game winning streak was snapped. Jaylen Brown added 21 points -- all in the first half. Brown was 0 for 7 from the floor after halftime. Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points and nine boards.

Oklahoma City improved to 11-0 against the Eastern Conference this season.

The Thunder trailed by as many as 13 in the game and 11 in the second half before they fought their way back. Gilgeous-Alexander, who also finished with 11 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks, had his hands all over a 9-0 Thunder run in the fourth quarter that turned the tide.

The Thunder took the lead for good on a pair of Gilgeous-Alexander free throws, before Dort's steal and dunk put them up 89-85 with 6:28 left.

After a Boston miss, Gilgeous-Alexander drained a step-back 3-pointer over Jrue Holiday to stretch the lead to seven. Two possessions later, he blocked Tatum's shot at the rim, then found Isaiah Hartenstein for an alley-oop dunk in traffic.

After the Thunder squandered several other chances to extend the lead, Dort hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Oklahoma City up 100-88 with less than two minutes remaining.

The second trey came courtesy of Gilgeous-Alexander, who stole the ball from Brown and then found Dort for the 3-pointer.

The Thunder have trailed by double figures in each of their last four games before coming back to win.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Oklahoma City
Jayson Tatum 26 Scoring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33
Jrue Holiday 6 Assists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6
Jayson Tatum 10 Rebounds Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 11
Jayson Tatum 10 Free Throws Made Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8
Jayson Tatum 2 Steals Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3
Derrick White 3 Blocks Isaiah Hartenstein 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 92 36.5 9-46 21-24 17 48 5 6 16
Oklahoma City 105 44.8 16-38 11-13 22 46 6 11 16
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Thunder have a W/L % of .862 after a win and .833 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Celtics have a W/L % of .654 after a win and .900 after a loss.