The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New York Knicks, 127-109, at Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon.

The Thunder (28-18) and the Knicks (10-35) opened the MLK-Day-slate on the NBA this Monday, but this was a one-sided game as soon as the ball started rolling. The Thunder destroyed the Knicks in the first quarter and quickly jumped to a 34-16 lead following the first 12 minutes of action. As expected, they never relinquished that lead but they never gave New York a chance to mount a comeback, either. OKC won both the second (33-31) and third quarters (36-35), so the final 12 minutes of action, where the Knicks won 27-24, were not going to change the outcome of the game. A silver lining for the Knicks is that the final three quarters were quite tight, but it's impossible to hide the fact that the Thunder always played with a huge lead on their favor.

Russell Westbrook came close to register a triple-double thanks to 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, while Paul George contributed with 31 points, four rebounds and four assists to the winning cause. Jerami Grant chipped in with 16 points and six boards, while Steven Adams added 10 points, seven boards and three dimes. Dennis Schroder had 17 points coming off the bench.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the way for the Knicks since he finished with 23 points in 27 minutes of action while shooting 7-14 from the field. Emmanuel Mudiay added 14 points, while Noah Vonleh contributed 10 points and five boards to the losing cause. Allonzo Trier had a strong effort off the bench thanks to 16 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. Enes Kanter had 11 points.