Gilgeous-alexander rallies Thunder by Timberwolves

Shai Gilgeous-alexander scored 11 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as Oklahoma City rallied to beat host Minnesota 102-97 on Saturday in a matchup of the top teams in the West standings.

Jalen Williams had 20 points for the Thunder, who were down 11 early in the fourth quarter. Anthony Edwards and Karl-anthony Towns each scored 19 points and Naz Reid 18 for the Timberwolves, who had won four straight.

Oklahoma City scored 28 points off 21 Minnesota turnovers.

■ Bucks 141, Pistons 135: At Detroit, Damian Lillard had 45 points and 11 assists for Milwaukee in its fourth win in five games. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 31 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists while missing 11 of 22 free throws for the Bucks, who led 70-67 at halftime.

■ Knicks 128, Raptors 100: At New York, Julius Randle had 18 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in his 14th tripledouble and eighth with New York, which won for the fourth time in five games and dealt Toronto its sixth loss in seven. The Raptors were outrebounded 61-31.

■ Cavaliers 116, Hawks 95: At Atlanta, Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and eight assists for Cleveland, which had eight double-figure scorers in its seventh straight win. Atlanta, which had won three in a row, never led and had a season-low point total.

■ 76ers 97, Hornets 89: At Charlotte, N.C., Joel Embiid had 33 points to extend his franchise-record run of 30 or more to 20 games for Philadelphia, which won its fifth straight and handed Charlotte its seventh loss in eight games and 18th in 20.

■ Rockets 127, Jazz 126, OT: At Houston, Alperen Sengun had 37 points and 14 rebounds for Houston, which went ahead to stay with 36.4 seconds left in overtime and halted a three-game skid. Utah had won six of its previous seven.

■ Spurs 131, Wizards 127: At Washington, Victor Wembanyama had 24 points and eight rebounds for San Antonio, which halted a four-game skid and dealt Washington its ninth loss in 10 games.

■ Bulls 125, Grizzlies 96: At Chicago, Ayo Dosunmu scored 20 points for Chicago, which used a 17-0 third-quarter run to win for the sixth time in eight games.

G League

■ Kings 105, Ignite 74: At Dollar Loan Center, Kessler Edwards had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Stockton (14-13), which led 47-39 at halftime of its sixth win in seven games. The Ignite (4-24) shot 33.3 percent while missing 16 of 18 3-point tries in their 15th straight loss.

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