{"id":533772,"date":"2026-03-13T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533772\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:40:14","slug":"oklahoma-city-thunders-shai-gilgeous-alexander-passes-chamberlain-sets-record-with-127th-consecutive-20-point-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533772\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander passes Chamberlain, sets record with 127th consecutive 20-point game"},"content":{"rendered":"

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> broke Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> guard hit two free throws in the third quarter against the Boston Celtics<\/a> to reach 19 points. With the crowd on its feet, Gilgeous-Alexander pump-faked several times and drilled a jumper over Baylor Scheierman<\/a> from beyond the free-throw line with 7:04 left in the period to push his total to 21.<\/p>\n

Chamberlain\u2019s record had stood until 1963, and early on, it looked like Gilgeous-Alexander might struggle to break it. He didn\u2019t score until halfway through the first quarter, but he had 10 points by the end of the period and 17 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander won his first MVP award last season, and his consistency for the defending champion Thunder could lead to a repeat. He won the scoring title last season and ranks second in scoring this year. Oklahoma City has the league\u2019s best record.<\/p>\n

Coach Mark Daigneault credited Gilgeous-Alexander for his steady focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the impressive thing about him,\u201d Daigneault said before the game. \u201cHuman nature is that you have success, you ease a little bit, and he\u2019s the opposite. He tastes it, he wants more, he wants to come back for seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chamberlain scored at least 20 in 126 straight games from 1961 to 1963. He had 20 or more in every game of the 1961-62 season for the Philadelphia Warriors, which included his record 100-point game in 1962. Chamberlain\u2019s streak ended on Jan. 20, 1963, when he was ejected after just four minutes for the San Francisco Warriors against the St. Louis Hawks.<\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander tied the record on Monday, when he scored 35 points against the Denver Nuggets<\/a>. He also had a career-high 15 assists and nine rebounds and hit the decisive 3-pointer in the closing seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe puts the work behind it, does it consistently,\u201d Daigneault said. \u201cHe\u2019s a perfectionist when it comes to his craft. He\u2019s got an unbelievably high bar for himself, and yet, he\u2019s incredibly empathic with his teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander has five games with at least 50 points during the run, including a career-high 55-point effort against the Indiana Pacers<\/a> in the second game of this season. He was last held under 20 when he scored 18 on Oct. 30, 2024 against San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander passed Chamberlain\u2019s second-best streak of 92 games earlier this season. The Thunder entered the night with a 102-24 record during Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s streak.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a week of scoring feats in the NBA. Miami\u2019s Bam Adebayo<\/a> scored 83 points on Tuesday, the second most behind Chamberlain\u2019s 100-point game.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n

Cliff Brunt, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s record for consecutive games with 20 points or more,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,48,139173,143748,82],"class_list":["post-533772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder-sports-basketball-team-team-statscom-25","tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander-sports-basketball-player-player-statscom-1067856","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}