{"id":267934,"date":"2025-11-03T01:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/267934\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T01:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:45:12","slug":"shai-gilgeous-alexander-makes-nba-history-ties-oscar-robertson-streak-of-20-point-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/267934\/","title":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes NBA history, ties Oscar Robertson streak of 20-point games"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thunder<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trails only Wilt Chamberlain for the most consecutive 20-point games ever. (Alonzo Adams \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Another day, another 20-point game for Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who tied Oscar Robertson for the third-longest streak of 20-point games in NBA history with the Thunder\u2019s 137-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday night. The only remaining name ahead of the NBA\u2019s reigning regular-season and finals MVP? Wilt Chamberlain, of course.<\/p>\n

In just under a calendar year, Gilgeous-Alexander has gone from being a well-recognized bucket to one of the most distinctive scorers ever, largely due to his knack for reaching his spots on the court and playing at his own pace. He entered this season with 72 20-point games in a row, tied with Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n

As the Thunder\u2019s current leading man continues honing his craft, it\u2019s worth noting that the 27-year-old is in the early stages of sporting the best scoring profile of his career. According to NBA.com, he entered Sunday shooting 75 percent in the restricted area and 48.8 percent on midrange shots.<\/p>\n

Most Cons. 20-Point Games – NBA History<\/p>\n

Span<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wilt Chamberlain<\/p>\n

126<\/p>\n

Oct. 1961 to Jan. 1963<\/p>\n

Wilt Chamberlain<\/p>\n

92<\/p>\n

Feb. 1963 to March 1964<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander**<\/p>\n

79<\/p>\n

Nov. 2024 to present<\/p>\n

Oscar Robertson<\/p>\n

79<\/p>\n

Oct. 1963 to Oct. 1964<\/p>\n

**Shooting 52.5 percent during streak<\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander will have an opportunity to pass Robertson on this list on Tuesday, when the Thunder visit the LA Clippers in a matchup Gilgeous-Alexander routinely admits he relishes. In Netflix\u2019s \u2018Starting 5\u2019 docu-series, Gilgeous-Alexander admitted that he looks forward to playing against the team with which he broke into the NBA in 2018, when his draft rights were traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Clippers. LA then traded the reigning MVP to Oklahoma City in 2019 in exchange for Paul George.<\/p>\n

Since then, the Thunder have the NBA\u2019s 10th-best record, including a league-best 77.2 win percentage in the last three seasons. The defending champions are off to a 7-0 start this season, marking the best single-season start by a reigning champ since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors started the season 24-0 en route to a league-record 73 wins.<\/p>\n

\"Connections:\"Connections:<\/p>\n

Nov 3, 2025<\/p>\n

Connections: Sports Edition<\/p>\n

Spot the pattern. Connect the terms<\/p>\n

Find the hidden link between sports terms<\/p>\n

Play today’s puzzle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trails only Wilt Chamberlain for the most consecutive 20-point games ever. (Alonzo Adams \/ Getty Images)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,6402,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-267934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-nba","9":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}