Gilgeous-Alexander Leads Thunder to 5-0 Start

The Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 5-0 with a 107-101 comeback win over the Sacramento Kings, rallying in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 31 points and nine rebounds, delivering key late baskets despite a poor third quarter and season-long struggles from three-point range. Rookie Ajay Mitchell (18) and Aaron Wiggins (18) supplied crucial bench scoring to erase a second-half deficit, and hustle plays down the stretch — including Isaiah Hartenstein and Lu Dort prying away a critical Sabonis rebound — helped deny Sacramento a late chance. Oklahoma City was shorthanded, missing Chet Holmgren (lower back soreness), Jalen Williams (wrist recovery) and Isaiah Joe, but depth and late defense sealed the win. Sacramento received 23 points from Zach LaVine, 19 from DeMar DeRozan and 18 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis; Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 34.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists through five games while his three-point percentage sits near 23%.