Having already put collectively a profession worthy of legendary standing, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had probably the most memorable video games of his profession up to now on Monday night time.
Gilgeous-Alexander, 27, was at his greatest whereas matching an icon with a share of NBA historical past because the Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 129-126. He scored 35 factors, taking pictures a 66.7% from the sphere and falling one rebound away from a triple-double with 9 boards and 15 assists.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s monster efficiency noticed him tie Wilt Chamberlain for the longest streak of scoring at the least 20 factors in NBA historical past at 126 video games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the hero in additional methods than one
However his whole statistics and historic achievement nonetheless do not inform the entire story of why the sport was a particular one for Gilgeous-Alexander.
