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Philadelphia 76ers at Oklahoma City Thunder

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23-46, 11-24 Away
Final
100 - 133

57-12, 30-5 Home

Jaylin Williams' triple-double helps short-handed Thunder cruise past 76ers 133-100

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's top scorer at 33.0 points per game and a leading MVP candidate, sat out for rest, while Lu Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jalen Williams got the night off because of injuries.

Aaron Wiggins scored 26 points for the Western Conference-leading Thunder, who clinched the Northwest Division title and moved closer to wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Isaiah Joe added 21 points and Chet Holmgren scored 19 for Oklahoma City, which led 70-56 at halftime and 103-74 after three quarters.

Quentin Grimes scored 28 points and Justin Edwards added 19 for Philadelphia, which was without injured starters Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr., Joel Embiid and Paul George. Embiid and George are out for the rest of the season.

The teams combined to shoot 109 3-pointers. Philadelphia set a franchise record with 57 attempts.

Takeaways 76ers: Coach Nick Nurse's patchwork lineup kept the game competitive in the first half, but could not match Oklahoma City's depth after halftime.

Thunder: With reserves getting more playing time, seven players scored in double figures, including Branden Carlson (16), Kenrich Williams (13) and Dillon Jones (11).

Key moment Oklahoma City went on a 33-14 run to stretch its lead to 29 points by the end of the third quarter.

Key stat Oklahoma City made 24 of 56 3-point attempts (46.2%). Philadelphia was 18 of 57 (31.6%).

Up next The 76ers visit San Antonio on Friday, and the Thunder host Charlotte on Friday.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 100 - 133
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 100 - 133
4th 0.2 shot clock turnover 100 - 133
4th 25.1 Ricky Council IV lost ball turnover (Branden Carlson steals) 100 - 133
4th 30.2 Alex Reese defensive rebound 100 - 133

Statistics

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35-95 FG 47-90
37 Field Goal % 52
18-57 3PT 24-52
32 Three Point % 46
12-16 FT 15-20
75 Free Throw % 75
41 Rebounds 55
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
29 Defensive Rebounds 44
24 Assists 36
8 Steals 10
3 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
21 Fast Break Points 13
28 Points in Paint 44
15 Fouls 12
0 Largest Lead 41
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Sorber, C Day-To-Day Oct 15
Jaylin Williams, F Day-To-Day Oct 15
Cason Wallace, G Day-To-Day Oct 15
Nikola Topic, G Day-To-Day Oct 15
Chet Holmgren, C Day-To-Day Oct 15
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
VJ Edgecombe, G Day-To-Day Oct 16
Anfernee Simons, G Day-To-Day Oct 15
Adem Bona, C Day-To-Day Oct 15
Dominick Barlow, F Day-To-Day Oct 13
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G Day-To-Day Oct 10

Game Information

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 3 0 1.000 - W3
Brooklyn 3 1 .750 0.5 L1
Toronto 2 2 .500 1.5 L1
Philadelphia 1 2 .333 2 L2
New York 1 4 .200 3 W1

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Portland - 0 W3 1 3
Utah 1 1 W1 0.6666667 2
Minnesota 1 2 L1 0.6 3
Denver 1.5 2 L1 0.5 2
Oklahoma City 3 4 L1 0.2 1
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