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<\/p>\nMarch 10, 2026, 9:00 p.m. CT<\/p>\n
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Capturing the NBA world’s attention, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander slammed shut the door for MVP talks and cranked open the window for the infamous ‘Best Player in the World’ title on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> had another jam-packed game against the Denver Nuggets. They picked up a 129-126 win<\/a> that had most folks taking time to catch their breath until the final buzzer.<\/p>\n It was quite the night for Gilgeous-Alexander. He crossed off multiple moments in this one. First off, he tied Wilt Chamberlain for the longest 20-point streak in league history at 126 games. His chase of the NBA pantheon has been a storyline in the background all year.<\/p>\n To celebrate the historical feat, Gilgeous-Alexander added some flavor. He swished in the game-winner with the stepback 3-pointer. Despite OKC being without four of its six best players, they pulled off the improbable win over a mostly-healthy Denver squad looking for vengeance.<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points, 15 assists and nine rebounds. He once again outdueled Nikola Jokic. And with a month left in the regular season, the real question left is if he can join Stephen Curry as the only unanimous MVP winners in league history.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n All that said, where does Gilgeous-Alexander rank this among his favorite games? Even though he’s only 27 years old, he’s built up quite a portfolio of games to think of. Only natural. After all, he’s ascended into one of the league’s best players with four straight superb-efficient 30-plus point seasons.<\/p>\n Shelving OKC’s NBA playoffs last year as Gilgeous-Alexander won a championship ring, he went with a regular-season masterpiece that his top fans reminisce about all the time.<\/p>\n “Detroit in Detroit was fun. No Dub, no Chet, no Wiggins, AC was sick. We went in there and kinda controlled the game. We pulled a good one out late. Had a lot of points that game. It was fun,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I guess whatever my career high is. I don’t know. That night. That’s probably one of my better nights.”<\/p>\n We’re not even a year out since Gilgeous-Alexander had that game. The Thunder collected a 113-107 win<\/a> in Mar. 2025. In it, the reigning MVP had 48 points on 17-of-26 shooting, six assists and four rebounds. He shot 4-of-6 from 3 and went 10-of-10 on free throws.<\/p>\n To jog your memory, Gilgeous-Alexander had plenty of clips from that game make the rounds on social media. He crossed over Ausar Thompson and dropped Malik Beasley. Nobody on Detroit had a chance to stay in front of him as he was in a groove.<\/p>\n