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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 141-game streak of 20-point regular-season games ended with a 17-point performance in Oklahoma City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's streak of 141 consecutive regular-season games with at least 20 points ended in Oklahoma City, where he finished with 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting. The streak began on November 1, 2024, and it passed Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive 20-point games.
Gilgeous-Alexander did not make a field goal in the first half. With 1:43 remaining, he asked to be substituted out of the game.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said he would have kept Gilgeous-Alexander in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander said he chose to sub out to respect the game.
Kawhi Leonard now holds the longest active streak of 20-point games, at 43 games.
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A 141-game run that passed Wilt Chamberlain's mark
The streak, which began on November 1, 2024, moved past Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive 20-point games before it ended. Kawhi Leonard's active streak of 43 games now stands as the longest remaining in progress, placing the end of this run in the context of the league's ongoing scoring stretches.
Coach and star offer differing views on the substitution
Mark Daigneault said he would have kept Gilgeous-Alexander in the game, while Gilgeous-Alexander said he chose to sub out to respect the game. The two accounts describe the same moment, with the 1:43 remaining mark and his 6-of-19 shooting in the background, but they frame the decision from different positions.