The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Washington Wizards, 127-110, at Paycom Center on Friday night.

The Thunder (17-22) came out of the gates hot and never let up, jumping out to a 35-17 lead over the Wizards (17-23) through one and adding another eight points to their advantage going into halftime. Washington knocked three points from its deficit in is most prolific quarter, the third, but Oklahoma City's cushion was more than enough to withstand the visitors' resurgent second-half play.

Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 23 points, supplementing them with seven assists, five rebounds and one steal. Daniel Gafford furnished 15 points, nine boards, two assists and one block. Kristaps Porzingis and Will Barton posted matching 14-point tallies while pulling down 10 and four rebounds, respectively. Barton also dished out three assists. Monte Morris delivered 10 points, three assists and two boards.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced the Thunder with 30 points, complementing them with four assists, three rebounds, two blocks and one steal. Josh Giddey supplied 20 points, nine assists, six rebounds and one steal. Luguenzt Dort and Jalin Williams recorded 18 points apiece. Dort also turned in six rebounds, four assists and one steal, while Williams also provided eight boards, three assists and two steals. Mike Muscala finished with 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal.

The Wizards return home to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, while the Thunder host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.