Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said he gives the “game everything” after breaking the 63-year-old NBA record for the most 20-point games in a row.
The reigning MVP scored 35 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 104-102 win against the Boston Celtics – extending a sequence of scoring at least 20 points that began on 1 November 2024 and now stands at 127 consecutive games.
The legendary Wilt Chamberlain held the previous record with a 126-game streak between October 1961 and January 1963.
“All the records and accomplishments are great, but they don’t matter if you don’t win and that’s all that was on my mind,” said Gilgeous-Alexander, who starred for the Thunder as they won the NBA title last season.
“I would have given the record for the W any day of the week. I’m glad we won and I got the record.”