Historic Moment: SGA Ties Chamberlain’s 20-Point Streak Record

Summary:

• The Oklahoma City Thunder marked a 129-126 victory against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 20 points for the 126th straight game, tying Wilt Chamberlain’s historic NBA record.
• He finished with 35 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left in a 129-126 win over Denver.

On Monday night, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added yet another impressive milestone to his already remarkable run. The 27-year-old matched one of the most famous scoring streaks in NBA history, tying Wilt Chamberlain by scoring at least 20 points in 126 straight games.

The moment came late in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets when Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down a 3-pointer to push his total past the 20-point mark.

By the end of the night, he had done much more than just reach the milestone. The Canadian guard finished with 35 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left to give Oklahoma City a 129-126 victory.

It’s still a lot to even wrap my head around it. To 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.

The record he matched dates back more than six decades. Chamberlain set the mark between 1961 and 1963, scoring at least 20 points in every game of the 1961-62 season while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors.

That stretch famously included his legendary 100-point game in 1962. The streak finally ended on Jan. 20, 1963 when Wilt Chamberlain played only four minutes for the San Francisco Warriors against the St. Louis Hawks.

Gilgeous-Alexander now has the chance to stand alone at the top. If he scores 20 or more points on Thursday against the Boston Celtics, he will hold the record outright.

Nuggets coach David Adelman spoke about the significance of the moment before the game.

The name that he is up there with is Wilt. If 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 it just says a lot about Shai’s career, the consistency that he’s shown over the years.

Gilgeous-Alexander steak include scoring at least 50 points five times, including a career-high 55 against the Indiana Pacers earlier this season.

The last time he finished below 20 points was on October 30, 2024, when he scored 18 against San Antonio.

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