Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joins Exclusive Company in latest feat.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially at the top of the Western Conference. Led by MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are establishing themselves as a playoff threat. Gilgeous-Alexander has steadily become one of the NBA’s elite players and a true franchise cornerstone.Gilgeous-Alexander joins Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson in Thunder’s win over New York Knicks on Wednesday only player According to Thunder basketball operations member Royce Young, he is the player in NBA history who has scored at least 25 points and two steals in ten consecutive games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 25 points and at least 2 steals in 10 consecutive games, joining Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson as the only players to do so since the 1973-74 season. players.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) December 28, 2023
In the Thunder’s victory over the Knicks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. I shot 23-13 from the field, 2-5 from three, and 8-9 from the free throw line. Since the 1973-74 season, only Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson have accomplished this feat.
So far, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and a league-leading 2.8 steals per game. He averaged 54.2% shooting from the field, 29.7% from the three-point line, and 91% from the free throw line.
He appeared in 27 games with the team, playing just over 34 minutes per game. The Thunder sit in third place in the Western Conference standings behind Gilgeous-Alexander with a 20-9 record. They have won seven of their last ten games. As it stands, they are only two and a half games behind the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves and one and a half games behind the second-seeded Denver Nuggets.