Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 27 points from the foul line to overcome his worst shooting performance of the season and help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 136-95 rout of the Washington Wizards.

Alexander, who hadn’t played in almost 10 minutes. He hadn’t jawed. The sweat — he hardly needed to break one Sunday night — on his back had dried.  The whistle was blown because SGA, losing his mind over rookie Alex Ducas scoring his first NBA points,

The reigning Western Conference Player of the Month struggled from the field but had a productive night at the line, including one make that cemented a milestone.