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Former Hamilton Heights player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander helps Thunder rout Hawks

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari (8) grabs a pass in front of Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young during the first half of Friday night's game in Oklahoma City. / AP photo by Kyle Phillips
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari (8) grabs a pass in front of Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young during the first half of Friday night's game in Oklahoma City. / AP photo by Kyle Phillips Oklahoma City Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari (8) grabs a pass in front of Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young during the first half of Friday night's game in Oklahoma City. / AP photo by Kyle Phillips

By CLIFF BRUNT / The Associated Press 4 min read

OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s all coming together for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points as the Thunder beat the Atlanta Hawks 140-111 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played at Chattanooga’s Hamilton Heights Christian Academy and the University of Kentucky, scored 24 points and Dennis Schroder added 21 for the Thunder, who shot 58% from the field and posted a season-high point total.

It was another positive step for one of the league’s surprise teams.

“Sometimes those kinds of underdog-type teams – there is not really one main guy, there’s a lot of guys that really jell together,” Atlanta point guard Trae Young said. “Their chemistry’s great. They just play well off of each other, and that’s what I think they have here.”