Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks

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Oklahoma City Thunder

49-15, 24-8 Away

Final
103 - 100

New York Knicks

40-23, 23-9 Home

Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander help Thunder edge the Knicks 103-100

Knicks' Brown: SGA tops in convincing refs of fouls

Holmgren tied a career high with six 3-pointers and Lu Dort added 16 points for the Thunder, who recovered after the Knicks took the lead with a 40-point third quarter, going back ahead early in the fourth and nursing a small advantage the rest of the way.

Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby missed tying 3-point attempts on the final possession as Oklahoma City won its fourth straight and snapped New York's three-game winning streak.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Knicks. Brunson had 16 points and a season-high 15 assists, but shot just 5 for 18. Anunoby also had 16 points.

The first meeting of the season between the NBA champions and a Knicks team that fell two wins short of facing them in the NBA Finals had a high level of intensity. The Knicks thought referees missed what should have been Gilgeous-Alexander’s third foul in the first quarter after he crashed into Brunson, with an irate Mike Brown getting his first technical as Knicks coach.

Oklahoma City led 63-48 with 8:45 left in the third before the Knicks tied it with a 24-9 surge that Brunson capped when his 3-pointer got a friendly bounce in. Mikal Bridges' 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds to go gave New York an 80-77 lead.

Holmgren had 14 points in the first quarter, making four 3-pointers and going 5 for 7 overall — with the 7-foot-1 forward's two misses on jump shots that were blocked.

Oklahoma City led 44-31 but didn't score again for the next five minutes to let New York back into it. Holmgren ended the drought with two 3s in the final 46 seconds and it was 50-40 at halftime.

Up next Thunder: Host Golden State on Saturday.

Knicks: Visit Denver on Friday to open a five-game trip.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	103 - 100
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	103 - 100
4th 0.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	103 - 100
4th 0.1	OG Anunoby misses 27-foot turnaround jump shot	103 - 100
4th 0.7	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	103 - 100

Statistics

OKC		NY
33-73	FG	37-88
45	Field Goal %	42
16-42	3PT	10-35
38	Three Point %	29
21-25	FT	16-22
84	Free Throw %	73
38	Rebounds	48
3	Offensive Rebounds	12
35	Defensive Rebounds	36
21	Assists	23
8	Steals	5
0	Blocks	3
15	Turnovers	13
1	Team Turnovers	1
16	Total Turnovers	14
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
23	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	14
2	Fast Break Points	14
20	Points in Paint	46
22	Fouls	24
15	Largest Lead	4
6	Lead Changes	6
86	Percent Led	7

New York Knicks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
N'Faly Dante, C	Out	Sep 26
Drew Eubanks, F	Day-To-Day	Sep 15
Mohamed Diawara, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 17

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ajay Mitchell, G	Day-To-Day	Sep 24
Thomas Sorber, C	Day-To-Day	Sep 24
Nikola Topic, G	Day-To-Day	Sep 24
Isaiah Hartenstein, C	Day-To-Day	Sep 7
Otega Oweh, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 19