Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points (14 in the third quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the New Orleans Pelicans 137-101 for their sixth straight win.
The Thunder led by as many as 39, pulling away with a 38-13 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Aaron Wiggins had 24 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 3 steals on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench, and Kenrich Williams added 11 points off the bench.
For the Pelicans, Trey Murphy III scored 23 points.
The Thunder shot 51.6% from the field and 49.1% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 43.9% and 37.0%. The Thunder made 27 3-pointers, 4 of them by Gilgeous-Alexander and 4 by Wiggins. The Pelicans turned it over 23 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Thunder outscored the Pelicans 66-33 off the bench. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Pelicans 40-28 in 16 minutes together.