Thunder Beat Nuggets 96-84 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 20-Point Streak Ends at 141
Jalen Williams scored 21 and Chet Holmgren grabbed 17 rebounds as OKC won its home opener, but SGA's record run of 20-point games ended with 17 points.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline at blue hour, seen from Hawk Hill. Photo: Daniel L. Lu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 in Thursday's home opener, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's NBA-record streak of 20-point games ended at 141 when he finished with 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting.
Why it matters: The streak began Nov. 1, 2024, and carried the two-time reigning MVP past Wilt Chamberlain's record.
How it ended
Gilgeous-Alexander missed all seven shots he took in the first half. He hit a 3-pointer to reach 17 points with 1:44 left, then asked to come out during a timeout and did not return. "He asked out at the end," coach Mark Daigneault said, calling it a show of "tremendous class as a competitor."
The rest of the box
Jalen Williams scored 21 and Chet Holmgren had 12 points and 17 rebounds. Aaron Gordon led Denver with 20, while Nikola Jokic and DeMar DeRozan added 13 each. OKC is 2-0 and hosts the Clippers on Sunday.
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Austin Reaves had 28 points and nine assists and Walker Kessler added 22 points and six blocks as the Lakers moved to 2-0. Luka Doncic scored 23 but committed a career-high 11 turnovers.
Milwaukee took Game 1 at American Family Field as Jacob Misiorowski got the win and Trevor Megill closed it out after a dramatic ninth-inning review. Game 2 is Saturday night on Fox.
Collin Graf and Jacob Trouba each had a goal and an assist and goalie Yaroslav Askarov was busy all night as the San Jose Sharks beat Ottawa 6-2 for their first regulation win of the season. San Jose is 6-4-1.
