Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 51 in easy win against undermanned Rockets
Royce Young: Thunder beat the Rockets 137-128. – SGA: 51-5-7 (18-30 shooting, 5-9 from 3) – Dub: 24-3-2 – Chet: 11-11-3 + 3 blocks – Cason: 14-5-4 + 3 steals – Dort: 11 (3-7 from 3) – Hart: 8-5-6 Thunder win 50 games for the ninth time in OKC history.Source: Twitter @royceyoung
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA on seeing his name alongside the greats of the game with how he’s played this season:
“If you don’t win, it’s all for nothing. That’s how I see it.” – 11:04 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on whether scoring 50 points is starting to feel routine:
“It’s more like.. getting lost in the process of just competing and playing the game you love.
Having fun whether it’s 50 points or it’s 27 or it’s 17… as long as we win.” pic.x.com/acGJNnmFH9 – 11:03 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander updated season stats
32.6 PTS
5.2 REB
6.2 AST
1.8 BLK
1.0 STL
52.5% FG
37.4% 3PT
89.6% FT
50-10 W/L – 10:53 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Shai inches closer to his MVP… pic.x.com/RQ04a67WL1 – 10:53 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
51 piece for SGA tonight in the SHAI 001: pic.x.com/IYFNvQcO8s – 10:49 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Mark Daigneault on SGA:
“I just think he’s got an unbelievable pace to him right now.”
Daigneault mentions SGA’s 3 point shooting improvement and says it’s “amazing” the overall improvement Shai has made since a year ago despite already being an elite player. – 10:39 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder improve to 50-11.
4 game win streak.
11 game lead over West #2 Lakers.
3-1 season series win over Rockets.
SGA 4th 50 point game.
Next up: Grizzlies in Memphis on Wednesday on ESPN. – 10:33 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Shai pic.x.com/ZiTxKcqL8T – 10:17 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
SGA making his MVP case this season pic.x.com/pL9ErAm9vT – 10:17 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
Thunder beat the Rockets 137-128.
– SGA: 51-5-7 (18-30 shooting, 5-9 from 3)
– Dub: 24-3-2
– Chet: 11-11-3 + 3 blocks
– Cason: 14-5-4 + 3 steals
– Dort: 11 (3-7 from 3)
– Hart: 8-5-6
Thunder win 50 games for the ninth time in OKC history. – 10:17 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
SGA vs Houston:
51 PTS
5 REB
7 AST
Has the most 50 PT games in a season by a Thunder player since MVP Russ. pic.x.com/XdO7LOA4En – 10:17 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most 50/5/5 games this season:
3 — Shai
2
1 — Giannis, Jokic, Paolo, Melo pic.x.com/vhp065FFhe – 10:17 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tonight
51 PTS
18-30 FG
5-9 3PT
10-10 FT
5 REB
7 AST
1 STL
1 BLK
MVP. pic.x.com/xftztPyKzR – 10:16 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
SGA has now recorded his 4th 50-point game of the season. No other player has multiple 50-point games this season.
Thunder PR – 10:14 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
Most 20-point games this season: SGA.
Most 30-point games this season: SGA.
Most 40-point games this season: SGA.
Most 50-point games this season: SGA – 10:13 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets to 51. pic.x.com/J9xFpXgnO0 – 10:13 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
SGA with 50 for the fourth time this season.
Nobody else in the NBA has more than one. – 10:13 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Big “MVP” chants for SGA as he knocks down his 46th and 47th points.
Gotta agree with Loud City. – 10:10 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after 3 quarters
45 PTS
16-25 FG
5-8 3PT
4 REB
7 AST
1 STL
1 BLK
SGA scored 17 points in the 3rd quarter. – 9:46 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
SGA with 45 after 3. – 9:45 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 4-5 from 3 tonight.
SGA is now at 37.6% from 3 on the season.
That whole “if SGA ever gets a 3 point shot, he’ll be unguardable” thing looks like it’s happening. – 9:29 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
That was just an AWESOME pass from Hartenstein to SGA.
Hart’s passing is something else. One of the best connectors of the floor there is. – 9:29 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nails another catch and shoot 3. He shot 42% on 3’s last month, tonight he is 4-for-5 from deep. – 9:28 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his NBA-leading 37th 30 point game.
There’s still 9 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. – 9:23 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has another 30 point game through three quarters (32, with 9:07 left in the frame) – 9:22 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA sent Aaron on Holiday for 2 of his 28 first half points:
pic.x.com/C4qrwzfvUl – 9:10 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1st half
28 PTS
10-16 FG
2-3 3PT
2 AST
1 STL
1 BLK – 9:03 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
SGA in the first half vs Houston:
28 PTS
10-16 FG
2-3 3P
6-6 FT
How many does he end with? pic.x.com/SmYVhPP4wI – 9:03 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Gonna go ahead and draft that SGA 30 point game tweet during this halftime break. – 9:03 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
SGA with 28 at the half. – 9:02 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is just on fire. He drops his defender and pulls up at the elbow for a middy to give him 28 first half points. – 9:02 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1st quarter
20 PTS
7-12 FG
2-3 3PT
2 AST
1 BLK
SGA scored or assisted on 24 of OKC’s 30 1st quarter points. – 8:35 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earlier was visibly upset at a shot not falling and it felt he was missing shots he typically makes – he ends the first frame with 20. Just special. – 8:35 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder starters vs Rockets
SGA
Dort
JDub
Chet
Hartenstein
OKC will try for their 4th straight win. – 7:33 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Thunder Starting lineup vs. Rockets:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Lu Dort
Jalen Williams
Isaiah Hartenstein
Chet Holmgren – 7:32 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
In their 7th NBA season:
Shai — KD —
32.3 PPG 32.0 PPG
5.2 RPG 7.4 RPG
6.2 APG 5.5 APG
Durant won MVP. pic.x.com/DJQ1cNDWGO – 3:03 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Great stat from Mark Daigneault tonight.
He noted in non-SGA minutes with at least 1 center on the floor (non-garbage time).. OKC has a +10 net rating.
That would be the 3rd best net rating this season, behind only the Cavs and… OKC.
Daigneault dropping StatMuse-like numbers. – 10:51 PM
More on this storyline
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić and LeBron James (LAL), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams (OKC) and Shaedon Sharpe (POR) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum (BOS), Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam (IND) and De’Andre Hunter (CLE) -via Twitter / March 3, 2025
Rylan Stiles: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31) and Jalen Williams (41) each finished the game with zero turnovers, the only game in the NBA this season where two teammates have tallied 30+ points and no turnovers. Per Thunder -via Twitter @Rylan_Stiles / March 2, 2025
Still, he received the chant at Hawks’ State Farm Arena, which Daigneault responded to after Friday’s win. “Hate is the highest of compliments when it comes to the great players,” Daigneault said. “I think that just comes with the territory of being a great player.” -via Clutch Points / March 2, 2025
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