Thunder Rout Wizards
The Oklahoma City Thunder tied a team record by shooting 72.7 percent from the field in the first half, led by as many as 46 points in the second half and beat Washington 147-106 on Friday night in Oklahoma City.
The Thunder scored 41 points in the first quarter and had 80 points by halftime and were up 80-57 at the break.
The Thunder shot 60 percent for the game and were 20-for-50 from three-point range.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for OKC with 30 points.
Six other Thunder players scored in double figures, with Chet Holmgren scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Cason Wallace had 13 points off the bench, and three OKC players had 12 points, with Josh Giddey, Aaron Wiggins, and Kenrich Williams all tallying a dozen.
Jalen Williams added 11 points.
Gordon Hayward scored his first points in a Thunder uniform with 8 points on 3-for-7 shooting.
The Thunder outrebounded the Wizards 56-43.
OKC improved to 39-17 on the season and have won four games in a row.
The Thunder visit Houston Sunday night at 6:00 pm.