Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 on Friday night in the first game since their 15-game winning streak was snapped.

Isaiah Joe added 23 of his 31 points in the first half for the Thunder, who were coming off a 129-122 loss at NBA-leading Cleveland on Wednesday in the biggest game of the season thus far. There was no hangover at Madison Square Garden, where Oklahoma City had a 36-12 run in the first half en route to a 70-43 lead.

Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 in the Knicks’ fourth loss in five games, a stretch that began when the Thunder used a big fourth quarter to win 117-107 last Friday and snap New York’s nine-game winning streak.

No big finish needed this time. The Thunder had the game in hand by halftime.

KINGS 114, CELTICS 97 >> Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds and Sacramento used a fourth quarter rally to win at Boston.

The victory extended the Kings’ season-high win streak to six games. It was Sabonis’ 33rd double-double of the season and 24th game of his career with 20 or more rebounds.

DeMar DeRozan added 24 points and nine assists, and Malik Monk finished with 22 points and eight assists.

Boston has lost two of its last three.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum had 15 points and 12 rebounds.

The game was tied at 76 after three quarters. Sacramento then took command, opening the fourth on a 24-9 run to take a 100-85 lead with 6:03 to play.

PELICANS 123, 76ERS 115 >> CJ McCollum scored 38 points to lead a New Orleans team playing without the suspended Zion Williamson past host Philadelphia.

Williamson was suspended for one game for a violation of team policies, that included repeated lateness to practices or flights.

McCollum was enough for the eight-win Pelicans to topple a 76ers team that played without All-Star center Joel Embiid, who missed his third straight game because of a sprained left foot. He has sat out 23 times this season.

Paul George had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers. Tyrese Maxey had 30 points and 12 assists.

BUCKS 109, MAGIC 106 >> Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 14 rebounds and Milwaukee beat host Orlando in spite of 34 points by the Magic’s Paolo Banchero in his long-awaited return from an injury.

Damian Lillard added 29 points for the Bucks, including a couple of free throws with 9.3 seconds left for the game’s final points.

Playing for the first time since tearing his right oblique on Oct. 30, Banchero also had seven rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes. He was 11 for 21 from the field and made 5 of 8 3-point shots.

“I didn’t see that one coming, I can tell you that,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said of Banchero’s performance. “But that’s who he is. The kid’s been working his tail off to get back in. And so, what he was able to do with poise, taking the right shots at the right time, defending, taking matchups on, this tells you how much he wants to go get it and get after it. That’s who he is. He’s a star for a reason.”

“I had a lot of fun,” said Banchero, an All-Star for the first time last season. “I feel all right. Little sore. I think I performed pretty good.”