National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 121, Sacramento 105
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#72 JT Orr, #24 Kevin Scott, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance:
16060
By Field Level Media
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 of his game-high 32 points in a lead-creating first half, Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe helped squash a Sacramento rally with contributions to a fourth-quarter run and the Oklahoma City Thunder got their 60th win Tuesday night, 121-105 over the host Kings.
Chet Holmgren posted 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder (60-12), who won their seventh straight and reached 60 wins for the fifth time in franchise history, which dates back to an earlier life as the Seattle SuperSonics.
Keegan Murray scored 28 points, hitting 9 of 13 3-pointers, for the Kings (35-37), who lost a fourth straight game and fell into a tie with the Phoenix Suns for ninth place in the Western Conference. Both are just a half-game up on the 11th-place Dallas Mavericks.
Down 64-42 at the break after Gilgeous-Alexander's big first half, the Kings rallied within eight by quarter's end. Keegan Murray hit four 3-pointers during the rally.
But Caruso opened the fourth period with a three-point play and an interior hoop. After Joe dropped in his second 3-pointer of the quarter, the Thunder had lengthened the lead to 105-89 with just 6:59 remaining.
The Kings, who fell to 2-4 on a seven-game homestand, got no closer than 13 after that.
Gilgeous-Alexander was one of six Oklahoma City players with two or more 3-pointers, connecting on 3-for-6. Joe went 4-for-6 from deep in a 14-point performance, while Kenrich Williams was 3-for-4, Lu Dort 3-for-6, Caruso 2-for-3 and Jaylin Williams 2-for-4.
The Thunder shot 19-for-32 from beyond the arc. They were outscored 69-57 from deep, but it took the Kings 16 additional attempts to convert four more.
Caruso finished with 15 points, Dort 13 and Williams 11 for the visitors. Isaiah Hartenstein collected 10 rebounds to go with four points. Caruso and Williams shared team assist honors with six apiece.
Domantas Sabonis was the game's leading rebounder with 12 and top assist man with eight to go with eight points, while Zach LaVine had 19 points, Keon Ellis 12, Jake LaRavia 11 and DeMar DeRozan 10.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
Sacramento |
|
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 32 |
Scoring |
Keegan Murray 28 |
|
Alex Caruso 6 |
Assists |
Zach LaVine 7 |
|
Isaiah Hartenstein 10 |
Rebounds |
Domantas Sabonis 12 |
|
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Domantas Sabonis 2 |
|
Isaiah Joe 3 |
Steals |
Keon Ellis 4 |
|
Alex Caruso 2 |
Blocks |
Keegan Murray 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
121 |
52.4 |
19-32 |
16-20 |
30 |
52 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
| Sacramento
|
105 |
40.7 |
23-47 |
8-12 |
32 |
36 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Portland. The Kings have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .432 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Thunder have a W/L % of .814 after a win and .923 after a loss.
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