Gilgeous-Alexander rose to the moment, setting a new NBA record by scoring at least 20 points in his 127th consecutive game. With this performance, Gilgeous-Alexander surpassed NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain, whose record of 126 games Gilgeous-Alexander tied on Monday.
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For Gilgeous-Alexander, the streak dates back to the beginning of the 2024-25 NBA season. After dropping 18 points in a win over the San Antonio Spurs on October 30, 2024, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points two nights later. That turned out to be the start of his record-breaking streak.
Since then, the Thunder star has scored at least 20 points in every game he has played in, often easily surpassing that mark.
Now that the record is out of the way, here are some fun facts about the Gilgeous-Alexander streak:
• During his streak, there have only been two occasions in which Gilgeous-Alexander finished with exactly 20 points. The most recent came in February, in the game in which he suffered an abdominal injury that would cause him to miss the next nine games. The other game in which he finished with exactly 20 points was in January, when the Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 111-91.
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• Gilgeous-Alexander has scored between 30 and 39 points 62 times during the streak, 40-49 points 13 times and has topped 50 points five times.
• Four of those 50-point games came in a span of just 19 games last season. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 54 points against the Utah Jazz on January 22, 2025 and then surpassed 50 points three more times between then and March 3, 2025.
• His highest point total during the streak is 55, which he scored during a double-overtime win over the Indiana Pacers in October.
Throughout his eight-year NBA career, Gilgeous-Alexander has lived up to the hype after being selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. After finishing sixth in Rookie of the Year voting, Gilgeous-Alexander continued to develop his game and eventually achieved perennial MVP contender status.
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Over the previous three seasons, Gilgeous-Alexander made the All-Star team and was named first-team All-Pro in each of those seasons. He also has three top-five MVP awards during that span, winning the award for the first time last year.
He finds himself back in the running for the MVP award during the 2025-26 NBA season thanks to another transcendent performance.
With Gilgeous-Alexander once again performing as the NBA’s best player, the Thunder find themselves atop the Western Conference. The team appears poised to make another deep playoff run after winning a championship last season.
This story will be updated.