Game ID: 22500101
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Atlanta Hawks
Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 26 29 25 20 100OKC 31 29 39 18 117
ATL vs OKC ScoutingATL vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 26 min (105% of 24)
OUT Risacher missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
ATL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (93% of 22)
NEW Young 28 to 33 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 11)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
ATL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (78% of 22)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
OKC availability going into 10/21 · season opener
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/23 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Caruso missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Holmgren 29 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Dort 26 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 3
OKC availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Caruso missed 3 since 10/23, returns tonight: 24 min (122% of 19)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Holmgren 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Wallace 26 to 33 min over the last 3
NEW Dort 26 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 5 min (50% of 11)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 24 min since (122% of 19)
NEW Holmgren 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Dort 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 29 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 20 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Dort 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 30 min over the last 5
10/22 vs TOR 118-138 — ATL notes
ATL lost 118-138. ATL shot 42% (38 of 90) to TOR's 57%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to TOR's 29 — 32 points from the stripe to their 24. The glass went 34-54 against them. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 13, 8 of 10 at the line); Young added 22, Porziņģis 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 23 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 110-87 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 @ ORL 111-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 111-107. ATL shot 48% (41 of 85) to ORL's 47%, 8 of 29 from three, and got to the line 28 times to ORL's 37. ATL turned it over 16 times to ORL's 22. Young led with 25 (7 of 18, 1 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 19, Okongwu 17. The hinge was Q4, 33-21: ATL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. ATL trailed 51-61 at the half and won the second half 60-46. Gueye was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/25 vs OKC 100-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 100-117. ATL shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 16 of 39 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 17 (6 of 10, 3 of 6 from three); Young added 15, Krejčí 13. Q4 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
10/21 vs HOU 125-124 — OKC notes
OKC won 125-124 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 44% (46 of 104) to HOU's 44%, 13 of 52 from three, and got to the line 25 times to HOU's 31. OKC turned it over 11 times to HOU's 22. The glass went 38-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (12 of 26, 1 of 9 from three, 10 of 14 at the line); Holmgren added 28, Mitchell 16. The hinge was Q4, 29-25: OKC came in trailing by 4 and left it level. OKC trailed 51-57 at the half and won the second half 74-67. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
10/23 @ IND 141-135 — OKC notes
OKC won 141-135 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 45% (43 of 95) to IND's 44%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 51 times to IND's 40 — 45 points from the stripe to their 30. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 55 (15 of 31, 2 of 7 from three, 23 of 26 at the line); Mitchell added 26, Wiggins 23. The hinge was Q2, 32-22: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
10/25 @ ATL 117-100 — OKC notes
OKC won 117-100. OKC shot 46% (43 of 93) to ATL's 41%, 14 of 37 from three. Holmgren led with 31 (8 of 12, 6 of 8 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 30, Hartenstein 14. The hinge was Q3, 39-25: a lead of 5 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/02 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 124, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Poole at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-5 a night and New Orleans minus-8 and the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it OKC 123, New Orleans 107, OKC by 16.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAN A. Newell
DD D. Daniels
JT J. Toppin
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
ND N. Dante
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
OKCAM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
BB B. Barnhizer
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
IH I. Hartenstein
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
ATL/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Holmgren scores 31 points, Gilgeous-Alexander has 30 to lead Oklahoma City past the Hawks 117-100
ATLANTA -- — Chet Holmgren scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 and the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away in the second half for a 117-100 victory over the short-handed Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
The Thunder improved to 3-0 on the season, getting off to another quick start after winning seven straight at the start a year ago on the way to a title.
Gilgeous-Alexander , the league's MVP last season. had another big night coming off a career-best 55-point performance in a 141-135 victory at Indiana on Thursday night.
Holmgren was 6 of 8 from beyond the 3-point stripe and grabbed 12 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander was nearly perfect on shots inside the arc, making 10 of 11.
After going to double-overtime to win its first two games, the Thunder didn't need any extra time to finish off an Atlanta squad that was missing three starters.
Kristaps Porzingis (flu-like symptoms) and Zaccharie Risacher (right ankle sprain) each missed their second straight game. They were joined on the bench by Jalen Johnson , who sprained his right ankle in a victory at Orlando the previous night.
The game was tight through most of the first half, though Oklahoma City never trailed. The Thunder began to pull away from a 60-55 halftime lead by scoring the first eight points of the third quarter.
Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down a pull=up jumper and converted a three-point play before Holmgren connected from long range.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 17 points. Atlanta has lost its first two home games of the season by a combined 37 points, sandwiched around the road victory over the Magic.
Oklahoma City point guard Cason Wallace got a chance to go against his older brother, Keaton, a backup guard for the Hawks. Cason was held to three points, while Keaton Wallace managed five.
Up next Thunder: Wrap up a three-game road trip when they face the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.
Hawks: Travel to Chicago to face the Bulls on Monday in the start of a four-game road trip.