The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 132-111 for their 11th straight win on Saturday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points and extended his NBA record of 63 consecutive road games with at least 20 points.
Meanwhile, Thunder Jaylin Williams and Washington’s Justin Champagnie began shoving each other after a basket by the Wizards with 27 seconds left in the second quarter. Several players joined in, and the scrum spilled into the stands behind the basket.
In addition to Williams and Champagnie, Ajay Mitchell and Cason Wallace of the Thunder each received a technical foul and were ejected.
Although losing three players, Oklahoma City was able to send the Wizards to their season-worst 15th straight.
Isaiah Hartenstein had 20 rebounds, 10 assists, and 9 points, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Jared McCain added 18 points.
On the other hand, Bilal Coulibaly scored 21 points and Bub Carrington added 19 for the Wizards, who are one game from matching a franchise-worst skid of 16 consecutive losses.
The Thunder opened the fourth with a 15-0 run powered by Holmgren and McCain, as Gilgeous-Alexander ended the third with a triple.
Oklahoma City missed its first 10 shots in the quarter and got no closer than 16 points the rest of the way.
Washington newcomer Trae Young has left against the Warriors on Monday and is still sidelined due to a bruised right quadriceps and lower back irritation.
Up next: The Thunder will visit Philadelphia on Monday, while the Wizards open a five-game road trip at New York on Sunday.
