The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up their sixth win of their final seven video games with a 123-114 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday evening.
The story of the evening, although, was guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who went off for a career-high 54 factors (17-of-35 FG, 17-of-18 FT) whereas including eight rebounds, 5 assists, three steals and two blocks. It was the primary 50-point sport of his profession and only the third time a Thunder participant has scored 54 or extra within the crew’s historical past.
It was the most points by a Thunder player since Russell Westbrook scored 51 in 2017 and solely 4 factors shy of the franchise document of 58 factors, which was set by Westbrook and Fred Brown.
This 15-foot jumper with 1:28 remaining gave Gilgeous-Alexander his fiftieth level and put the Thunder in a extra snug place up 119-110.
Gilgeous-Alexander was so dominant on the evening that he had 41 factors getting into the fourth quarter. His earlier career-high was 45 factors, which he accomplished twice earlier this season towards the Los Angeles Clippers and Indiana Pacers.
Contemplating he’s averaging a team-high and league-best 31.5 factors per sport and in addition leads the crew in assists (6.1 APG) and steals (2.1 SPG), his profession evening ought to come as no shock. It’s the sixth time this season that Gilgeous-Alexander has scored a minimum of 40 factors in a sport.
5 of Oklahoma Metropolis’s subsequent seven video games are at dwelling, together with the crew’s subsequent outing towards the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. If Gilgeous-Alexander retains having his means like he did on Wednesday, he might not be by setting data.
