On Monday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder were at home to face the Houston Rockets. The Thunder were playing the second game of a back-to-back. OKC beat the Spurs 142-136 on Sunday in San Antonio.
Against Houston, MVP front-runner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped another 50+ point performance. His fourth of the season. With 50+ points on Monday, SGA set an NBA record for the fewest games in NBA history for a player to record their first four 50-plus point games. It took him 19. The previous record was 44 by Dominique Wilkins.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has four 50+ point games in his last 19 contests
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not have his first-career 50-PT game until Jan. 22, 2025 (397 games).
He’s had 4 in his last 19 games. https://t.co/MEZ2GruMBE pic.twitter.com/XMbCzBQh68
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) March 4, 2025
The 2024-25 season has been a special year for PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Individually, he is having the best season of his professional career. As a team, the Thunder are 50-11 through their first 61 games. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a league-leading (32.6) points per game this season. Against the Rockets on Monday night, SGA has 51 points. It was his fourth 50+ point performance in his last 19 games.
That is a new NBA record according to NBA Stats. Dominique Wilkins (44 games) previously held the record back in 1987. Over the first 427 games of SGA’s career, he had zero 50+ games. In his last 19, he has four of them. The 26-year-old is playing the best basketball of his career. According to BetOnline, SGA is the betting favorite to win MVP in 2024-25.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played in 60 of the Thunder’s 61 games this season. He is averaging (32.6) points, (5.2) rebounds, (6.2) assists, (1.8) steals, and (1.0) steals. Oklahoma City set a franchise record for the fewest games to hit 50 wins at 61. That previous record was held by the Seattle Supersonic at 64 games in 1995-96. The team made the NBA Finals that season. OKC are the current betting favorites to win the NBA Finals in 2024-25. Just how far can OKC go with Shai Geilgeous-Alexander as their catalyst?
