Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added another remarkable chapter to his season Monday night, scoring at least 20 points for the 126th consecutive regular-season game and tying Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record in Oklahoma City’s 129-126 win over Denver. Gilgeous-Alexander matched Chamberlain’s mark in a game he finished with 35 points, 15 assists, nine rebounds, and the game-winning shot.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has tied Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 126 straight games of 20+ points.
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That kind of consistency is difficult to overstate. Chamberlain’s name has hovered over NBA record books for generations, and many of his scoring standards have felt untouchable. For Gilgeous-Alexander to pull even with one of them is a reflection not only of elite shot-making, but of relentless night-to-night reliability in an era built on defensive versatility, scouting detail and constant roster movement. The Thunder star has not simply piled up points in bursts; he has turned 20 points into his baseline for nearly two entire calendar year of games.
Nikola Jokić, one of the few players fully equipped to appreciate just how rare that level of sustained excellence is, said as much after the game.
“I don’t know that people know how hard it is to do that,” Jokić said. “To make 20 points in 10 straight games, not 120 whatever it is, it’s special. He’s a special player.”
The quote captured the essence of the record better than any stat line could. In a league where even stars can have off nights, awkward matchups or games derailed by foul trouble, fatigue, injuries, or simple variance, doing this 126 straight times borders on absurd.
The moment also fit the larger arc of Oklahoma City’s season. Gilgeous-Alexander’s milestone came in a statement win over a Denver team led by Jokić, and it further strengthened the case that he is no longer just one of the league’s best scorers, but one of its defining players. Records tied to Wilt carry a different kind of weight. They are not ordinary milestones. They are reminders that a player has reached a level where present-day dominance begins to brush against basketball mythology.
For Gilgeous-Alexander, the beauty of the achievement lies in how routine he has made the extraordinary look. Twenty points has become expected from him, which is exactly why the record feels so stunning. The standard is so high, and he has cleared it so often, that what should be headline-worthy has started to feel normal. Jokić was right to stop and underline it. This is not just a hot streak. It is one of the great sustained scoring runs the league has ever seen.
