The Thunder recovered from the setback against the Mavericks with an important and convincing win. Daigneault's team won the game against the Sacramento Kings 127-113, a score that kept them atop the very narrow West with only a half-game separating the Timberwolves, the leaders, and their three closest pursuers.

The key to OKC's win was a 16-0 run early in the second half, which went from 72-66 to 88-66 and a game that had been relatively even was almost on the verge of being resolved. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander served as the manager of this remarkable stretch of basketball, scoring or assisting the majority of baskets, allowing his team to open up a gap that would grow to 24 points soon after and which would practically tie the game. A story. Despite the fact that the Kings were able to close the gap in the fourth quarter, the gap was already too large to close completely.

But the Thunder did not live on those three minutes alone, as they produced a great image throughout large parts of the night thanks to the ability of Shai and Jalen Williams to direct the operations. They both combined for a total of 70 goals, of which 38 were signed by the Canadian and 32 by Canada A student in his second year of studiesThey distributed 16 assists between them, also shining as generators for their teammates and continuing to assert themselves as one of the most dangerous duos at the moment.