Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads OKC with 31 points in the win over Atlanta.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 135-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. The wire-to-wire victory saw OKC lead by as many as 27 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 31 points and five assists.

The Thunder (47-11) are fresh off an 18-point comeback win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Four OKC players scored 20-plus points in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Aaron Wiggins.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander narrowly missed a triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-104 win over the Atlanta Hawks way back on Oct 27. Chet Holmgren added 25 points,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the MVP frontrunner for many reasons, and those reasons will be on full display tonight against the Atlanta Hawks.

Most recently, the Thunder took on the Atlanta Hawks in a second-straight road game, defeating them 135-119. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was clinical in the win, scoring 31 points on 12-of-23 shooting, adding to his already-impressive MVP campaign.

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The Atlanta Hawks have gotten big wins this season as double-digit underdogs, but the Oklahoma City Thunder never really let them have a chance to do that tonig

The Hawks scored 41 points in the second frame, and the Thunder entered halftime with just a 71-64 lead after leading for most of the game by double-digit points. To add salt to the wound, Holmgren was ruled out for the second half with an ankle sprain he fought through for most of the first half.