The Oklahoma City Thunder just became the first NBA team to hit 60 wins this season after beating the Sacramento Kings 121-105 on Tuesday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 32 points, extending his remarkable streak of 20+ point games to 65 straight.
That puts him in truly elite company. Only three other players in NBA history have managed a streak like that in a single season: Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, and Michael Jordan.
Let that sink in for a moment.
SGA has been absolutely unstoppable this season. The 26-year-old is leading the entire league in scoring, averaging a whopping 32.8 points per game.
This marks his third straight season averaging over 30 points. Pretty impressive for a guy who wasn’t even a top-10 draft pick.
He’s played in 69 of the Thunder’s 72 games and has scored 20+ points in all but one of them. The only time he fell short? Way back on October 30th.
What makes SGA’s dominance even more impressive is how consistent he’s been. He leads the NBA in total points scored this season and ranks third in points scored through just the first three quarters of games.
The Thunder star isn’t shy about getting his shots up, either. He leads the league in both field goal attempts (21.7) and free throw attempts (8.1) per game.
Despite their incredible regular season success, many analysts still question whether this young Thunder team can make a deep playoff run.
It’s a fair concern. Alex Caruso is the only player on their roster with significant playoff experience.
But with an MVP frontrunner like Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way, it’s hard to count them out.
How far can this Thunder team go when the playoffs start? We’ll find out soon enough.
