The Oklahoma City Thunder continued their dominance and thrashed the Phoenix Suns with a 140-109 blowout win on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Thunder, who were coming on the back of a solid 125-96 win over the Bucks recorded their third straight and 40th overall victory in the ongoing season. <\/p>
It was yet another game where MVP front-runner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the side with his remarkable 50 point performance. The three-time NBA All-Star played for 34 minutes and finished with eight rebounds and five assists to put on an entertaining show for the crowd at Paycom Center in Oklahoma. <\/p>
With this, Shai joined the likes of NBA legends and became the only ninth player in the league to score at least 50 points thrice within a span of seven games. The other players to do so were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Luka Doncic, James Harden, Michael Jordan and Damian Lillard. <\/p>
Shai’s first 50-point performance came during the Thunder’s 123-114 win over the Jazz on Jan 22., where he scored his career-high while finishing with 54 points, eight rebounds and five assists. <\/p>
He once again crossed the 50-point mark, by scoring 52 points, four assists and three rebounds during the 116-109 loss against the Warriors on Jan. 29. <\/p>
On Wednesday, SGA also had his eighth 40-point game for the season. The Toronto-born point guard is currently averaging at 32.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game across 48 fixtures he played for the side. <\/p>
Also Read: <\/strong> While Shai finished the night with 50 points for the Thunder, Aaron Wiggins added 17 points, Jalen Williams finished with 13 and Isaiah Joe had 12 points. <\/p> On the Suns side, Bradley Beal scored 25 points, while Devin Booker had 19 points and Royce O’Neale had 18 points, five rebounds and one assist. <\/p> The Thunder dominated the game with a 37-33 lead in the first quarter, owing to SGA’s 13 points. On the other hand, Beal had scored 9 points for the Suns. In the second quarter, Shai had five of 13 field goals and had 28 points at halftime. <\/p>
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