OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder has tied Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s record by scoring at least 20 points in 126 consecutive games.<\/p>\n
The reigning MVP hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter Monday night against the Denver Nuggets to reach 22 points. He finished with 35 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining, to lift Oklahoma City to a 129-126 win<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Gilgeous-Alexander said he\u2019s focused on team accomplishments \u2014 the defending champion Thunder have the league\u2019s best record at 51-15 \u2014 he took a few moments to reflect on sharing a record with Chamberlain.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s still a lot to even wrap my head around it,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be honest with you, I try not to even think about it, especially during the season. So much is going on. So many things have to go right.\u201d<\/p>\n Chamberlain set the record from 1961 to 1963. He scored at least 20 points every game of the 1961-62 season for the Philadelphia Warriors, which included his famous 100-point game in 1962. Chamberlain\u2019s streak ended on Jan. 20, 1963, when he only played four minutes for the San Francisco Warriors against the St. Louis Hawks.<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander could break the record Thursday at home against the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n \u201cThe name that he is up there with is Wilt,\u201d Nuggets coach David Adelman said before the game. \u201cIf you love this game, you should love the history of it. And for him and for Wilt, to talk about him again and again and again on his records \u2014 it just says a lot about Shai\u2019s career, the consistency that he\u2019s shown over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n