Gilgeous-Alexander took a break to start the final quarter, and the Thunder led 102-99 when he checked back in. He hit a 3-pointer that gave OKC a 115-106 lead and secured his career night. He then scored his 50th point on a pull-up jumper over Lauri Markkanen with 1:28 to go that gave the Thunder a 119-110 lead.

In a matchup between the Western Conference’s best and worst teams, the Utah Jazz (10-32) gave the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-7) quite a scare on their home court. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Thunder pulled away from the Jazz,

To start, both teams relied on their strengths to keep it a close contest. The Thunder forced 27 turnovers and scored 39 points; the Jazz grabbed 23 offensive rebounds and scored 31 second-chance points. Then Gilgeous-Alexander took over down the stretch in a classic MVP moment.

Gilgeous-Alexander totaled 27 points (8-14 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 10-10 FT), three rebounds, 10 assists, one block and four steals across 29 minutes during Sunday's 127-101 win over Brooklyn. The Thunder ...

NBA 2K25's January player ratings update highlights Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and Evan Mobley with standout boosts.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Neither team led by double digits until the Thunder pulled away in the last 3 1/2 minutes.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night.

Jazz point guard Collin Sexton has a rebounds+assists ... to a lot of easy fast break points and creates offense. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having an MVP-caliber season and this team is stacked ...

THUNDER 136, WIZARDS 95 WASHINGTON — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 27 ... seven rebounds and seven assists, and Collin Sexton added 21 points to lead the Jazz, snapping a three ...

Collin Sexton added 21 points and Brice ... Thunder 136, Wizards 95 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points to lead seven players in double figures, and visiting Oklahoma City handed NBA-worst ...