Thunder's Gilgeous-Alexander Breaks Wilt's 63-Year-Old Scoring Record

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored his 127th straight 20-point game Thursday against Boston, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's 1963 record. The reigning MVP now stands alone in NBA history.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked to the bench with 7:04 left in the third quarter Thursday night, and the sellout crowd at Paycom Center rose. They weren't cheering a timeout. They were cheering history.

The Oklahoma City Thunder guard had just drilled a 20-foot jumper over Boston's Baylor Scheierman, his 21st point and the 127th straight regular-season game he'd scored at least 20. Wilt Chamberlain's record, set in 1963, now belonged to someone else.

"I don't know that people know how hard that is," Denver's Nikola Jokić said earlier this week. "To make 20 points in 10 straight games, not 120, is special."

The streak started Nov. 1, 2024, in Portland. He scored 30 that night. He hasn't stopped since. The run has lasted 497 days and counting, with five 50-point games, 18 with at least 40, and 85 with 30 or more.

Thursday didn't come easy early. He didn't score until midway through the first quarter. Then he dropped 10 before the period ended. Seventeen at halftime. When the third quarter started, fans rose every time he touched the ball.

He missed a stepback three, his first crack at history. Then he drew a foul and hit two free throws to get to 19. One point away. Next possession, he pump-faked Scheierman into the air took one dribbles and buried the jumper.

Chamberlain set the record across 1961-62 and 1962-63, a stretch that included his 100-point game. His streak ended not because he had an off night but because he got ejected.

Gilgeous-Alexander now sits alone atop a list that includes Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kevin Durant and James Harden. And he's got the Thunder with the league's best record.