Overview
- With 27 seconds left in the second quarter, a confrontation between Jaylin Williams and Justin Champagnie escalated into a fight that spilled behind the baseline and into the stands.
- The game was halted for about 11 minutes as officials and players separated the scrum; referee Nate Green was seen pushing Champagnie back during the chaos.
- Four players were ejected: Oklahoma City’s Jaylin Williams, Ajay Mitchell and Cason Wallace, and Washington’s Justin Champagnie, with Williams and Champagnie assessed two technicals and Mitchell and Wallace one each for escalation.
- Oklahoma City won 132-111 for its 11th straight victory, improving to 56-15, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and extended his record streak of 20-plus-point games to 131.
- The Wizards fell to 16-54 with their 15th consecutive loss after the Thunder pulled away late, punctuated by a third-quarter buzzer-beater from Gilgeous-Alexander and a 15-0 run to open the fourth.