Gilgeous-Alexander nets 42, hits winner as OKC beats Wizards
By RICH DUBROFF
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and matched a career high with 42 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Washington Wizards 121-120. Gilgeous- Alexander scored 30 points in the second half, making nine of his 10 field goals in the final quarters. Kristips Porzingis scored 27 points for Washington, which had its four-game winning streak halted. Bradley Beal, whose jumper with 6.1 seconds remaining gave the Wizards a 120-118 lead, finished with 25 points. Beal returned after missing five games, three while in the league’s health and safety protocols and two for rest.
