Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points as the Thunder defeated the Kings

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a solid 130-109 win over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

Jalen Williams added 28 points as the Thunder won their second straight game after losing two games. Isaiah Hartenstein scored 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ajay Mitchell added 15 points off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan had 30 points and six assists and Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three steals, extending Sacramento’s worst losing streak of the season to four games.

De’Aaron Fox had just 14 points for the Kings after averaging 39.4 points over the last five games. Keegan Murray had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Malik Monk also had 14 points for Sacramento.

Oklahoma City shot 55.8 percent from the field, including 14 of 31 from 3-point range. Gilgeous-Alexander made 13 of 20 field throws and Williams hit 10 of 16 shots.

Kenrich Williams contributed 10 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench for the Thunder, who outscored Sacramento 67-47 in the second half.

The Kings hit on 48.3 percent of their attempts and were just 8 of 32 from behind the arc.

Sacramento trailed 79-78 after a basket by Sabonis with 5:09 left in the third quarter.

The Thunder responded with a 13-2 lead and Gilgeous-Alexander scored the final five points of the run to give Oklahoma City a 92-80 lead with 1:38 left.

Mitchell hit a buzzer-beating trey as the Thunder took a 97-84 lead in the final quarter.

A layup by Mitchell extended the lead to 104-86 with 10:17 left.

The Kings pulled within 12 points a short time later before Jalen Williams scored Oklahoma City’s next 11 points – sinking three 3-pointers – to make it 119-103 with 5:11 left. Hartenstein followed with a three-point play to take a 19-point lead, and the Thunder sailed to the finish.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 points in the first half as the Thunder led 63-62 at halftime. DeRozan scored 19 points in the half for the Kings.

–Field level media