Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88.

"I thought we played with better force in the second half offensively," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "I thought we were a little sluggish in the second quarter on offense. And our physicality 42 minutes on was really good tonight.

The red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder face off against the struggling New Orleans Pelicans tonight. While both teams are missing key players, the Pelicans are far more severely shorthanded. New Orleans is on a five-game losing streak and in desperate need of a win.

The Thunder and the Nuggets are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but not for long. The Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the Denver Nuggets at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Ball Arena. The Thunder will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

It’s a quiet night Thursday in the Association, as there’s just one game on the card with the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Jazz. Dallas is coming off a disappointing 130-127 loss to the Warriors despite having a seven-point lead during the game’s final four minutes.