Oklahoma City went on to win 137-128, thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexanders' fourth 50-point outing of the season, all of which occurred in the last 19 games. This time, he scored 51 on 18-of-30 shooting, along with five rebounds and seven assists.

Alexander’s detractors fell silent Friday night in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 135-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.

The Oklahoma City Thunder showed maturity in its win over the Atlanta Hawks. The OKC Thunder went on a 17-0 run after being dealt a bad hand with injuries and pulled off a wire-to-wire win.

Holmgren was out for the team's latest contest against the San Antonio Spurs, though he's set to return on the second night of the back-to-back. The last time Holmgren and Hartenstein were both active, the Thunder staggered the two more. Daigneault opted to start Holmgren and bring Hartenstein off the bench.

Per the NBA's official injury report, Chet Holmgren — now dealing with a left ankle sprain — will miss the festivities at Frost Bank Center, marking his first scratch since returning from a pelvic fracture in his hip earlier this season.

Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host Spurs due to a sprained left ankle.