[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores his 20th and 21st point of the night by draining the jumper. He passes Wilt Chamberlain for the most consecutive games with 20+ points in NBA History at 127 games.
Doesn’t he know Wilt is dead? should’ve subbed himself out at 19
then texted wilt’s line on the ol’ rotary phone
He can send a message to him in heaven while Wilt hangs out with Wade Boggs
Again, Wade Boggs is alive.
Fun fact; my dad built Wade Boggs’ house down in Florida decades ago.
First off, Wilt Chamberlain is very much in Hell, and Wade Boggs is very much alive.
So that means Bam is the only 80 point scorer not in hell.
Fancy seeing you outside of r/nfcnorthmemewar
First off, Wade Boggs is very much alive.
It showed up in Morse code like:
.-….. .–. . -.-. - / - …. . / .-.. . –. . -. -..
SGA’s only gonna sleep with 9,999 women out of respect for Wilt
His coach and teammates clearly wanted him to get this, and the other team didn’t want him to score. Can we even call it basketball at that point?
The whole league has gone to shit
Yeah he is disrespecting Wilt’s legacy by putting his name above Wilt. What a selfish prick
Exactly the disrespect and against the Celtics
God Tatum is going to his own grave with this meme lmao
Wilt just catching strays this week
Too soon
LMFAO
Saw someone saying that to Bam’s 83 lol
On a shot like that is so funny to me, pump fake on the spot a bunch of times and then just make it
I do this on 2k all the time. Except make it.
Haven’t played 2K in years, but I remember getting the ball stripped whenever I tried that move.
Thats why Luka’s on your team and not Shai.
He was getting into the theatrics of the moment
Shai midrange bag work for the record
Sensational
Decided to be a show off while doing it, which is beast to be honest
All-time nasty shot to break a record with
The Jimmy Butler / Demar/ dwade / kobe lineage lol
Lmao 🤣 probs wanted to make sure that was the shot that got the record
Needs more Thomas Bryant calling for it in the post
All net too, he’s a stud
and to top it off, it got the team to 69 points
Incredible shot tbh. He’s a mid range assassin and be got the record by hitting a mid range with pure jab steps and no dribbles.
Much better than LeBron trying to do some skyhook looking thing to beat Kareem for the photos.
Kobe used to do that a lot
20 Point Merchant
Bro needed 6 playoff series smh
Wait what? Needed 6 for what?
A joke kind of, he won an NBA Finals during this streak. Makes it more impressive.
This is a regular season record.
As are most records of significance but I’ve had to explain that a lot lately.
It’s funny cause he had a 14 point game last year. Thought you was just out of nowhere mentioning he only needed 6 series to win a ring and that you would have forgotten his earlier career. Man nvm me it’s 3:30am here I gotta sleep
Literally NO RECORD ever includes postseason stats or games btw.
From the 22-23 season he has 20+ points in 264⁄274 games.
10 games under 20.
3 games under 15.
1 game under 10.
257 with 20+.
183 with 30+
30 with 40+
5 with 50+
Literally everybody in the arena knew this was going in lmao
Plus the millions watching at home
And probably the billions not watching the game
The billions of people in the future will hear
Can confirm.
I was not watching the game but felt a great disturbance. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
All time shot maker. Unbelievable
Breaking a Wilt record is always cool because every record he has is some hilarious bullshit that doesn’t seem possible
True. Even crazier is wilt had 126 consecutively, got thrown out of the next game for technicals, and then had 96 straight more 20+ PT games
So the Wilt record is actually 126 + 96
The “true” record.
He also has the record for most consecutive 50 point games which is 7. Dude wasn’t real
People don’t understand how hard it is to score 20 for 127 games straight. Even if there’s a nasty free throw game in between some players still haven’t done it like Luka or Harden in his prime
1.) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 127
2.) Wilt Chamberlain: 126
3.) Wilt Chamberlain: 92
4.) Oscar Robertson: 79
5.) Kevin Durant: 72
6.) Michael Jordan: 72
7.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 70
8.) Michael Jordan: 69
10.) Elgin Baylor: 64
Good god he’s ahead of the next non-wilt player by 48 games, this is genuinely a top 30 and climbing player to ever exist easily
lol top 30 is under-selling it. hes top 20 already
I don’t feel like getting into it but once he secures that MVP this year and another ring maybe this year or in the future I think he’s firmly entrenched in the top 20, just gotta accumulate some more accolades. This is already a top 5 scoring AND guard peak though without a doubt.
Dirk and Wade are two guys typically ranked in the late teens or low 20s. So the question becomes “has Shai surpassed Dirk and Wade?” And imo, yes
I think he ends up top 10
He’d probably need 3 chips for that and Wemby might be the in there too making it even tougher
Top 20 already??? Get it together bro
From what I’ve seen, people think there are about 45 players who are top 20.
A lot of players are top 20 until you make a list, and then it turns into a log jam real fast. If he B2Bs finals mvp that’d do it.
Honestly, his midrange game reminds me of Jordan
It’s artistic
(which is why when he hit those back-to-back 3’s against Denver, I was flabbergasted)
I honestly didn’t think we’d see a greater 2 guard since Kobe/MJ than harden for a long time but shai’s breakout was so unexpected, kind of fits the theme for the all time great guys like Giannis/Jokic/Embiid at his peak we’ve seen come up since Curry’’s MVP years.
Kobe: 63
James Harden: 57
Lebron: 49
I know LeBron has had games in his prime where he’d randomly get like 15 assists and limited points. This feels so low still
Yea of all the guys on the list Lebron and Oscar are really the only guys who acted as PGs for their teams. Also Lebron’s prime years were in the slowest paced years in NBA history.
SMH, Shai should’ve subbed himself out early at 62
It’s wild that Jordan wasn’t higher.
Knowing Jordan’s career I’ll give you 1 guess what team stopped that and you’ll probably get it right.
Box Score
5.) Kevin Durant: 72 5.) Michael Jordan: 72
Fixed.
Two players regarded as the greatest scorers of their generation or even greatest of all time and neither of then cracked 80. Insane consistency from SGA
Or LeBron. Or Jordan. Or Kobe…
King Kon Knueppel hasn’t even done it.
yet
It’s easier and more clear if you just use the accronym
You mean KKK?
“Some players still haven’t done it” yeah man that’s what breaking the record means
Some players still haven’t done it? Don’t you mean no player ever has done it?
Same with averaging 30+ for 4 or more seasons. Dude is insanely efficient. People talk like it’s not super impressive but look at all the greats who have played and haven’t even come close to accomplishing these things
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As we watch a highlight of him 1 on 1 from the midrange
This is what MJ is talking about. Just the utter disrespect in general NBA discourse. Ya’ll are abhorrent fools….and very, very wrong.
Oscar Robinson is 2nd with 79 after any other Wilt stat. Not the other dudes who youd think would be there.
He’s a top 5 scorer in NBA history and people love to hate on him lol
I swear to god if /r/nba let’s this sit at 2-3k upvotes while some Celtics dunk on dort gets 10k or some shit…
Edit: Called it. 53 year old Wilt record falls and gets topper by Luka glaze and Brown yelling at SGA.
Brown whining about an SGA foul is currently ranked higher than this thread of SGA breaking Wilt’s 63 year record.
In a game where JB had a foul baiting masterclass, too
With comments talking all repeating the same shit they’ve been repeating since last playoffs, without acknowledging what was happening in the game at all. It’s the r nba way.
I do wish this sub had better moderation when it came to fandom wars, it’s a part of the discourse that’s just so dumb and it derails everything this sub could ever talk about besides whining about refs and complaining about other people complaining(which I get is what i’m doing)
i’m old enough to remember when lebron eating a piece of garlic was the top post on this sub
this sub has never been about basketball lol
It’s just going to happen guaranteed. OKC gets no love
It’ll be a Dort foul that beats it like usual, that or a foul Shai drew
you know why
Must be Canada
hate is the highest form of flattery in this scenario, since imitation is no option here
He was calculating IG captions that’s why he hesitated.
He knew the answer to the test
three in a row where they went to 2 for the 3, and we won so you get the deuces from me
I swear to god I got the ESPN notification for this and thought SGA scored 127 points I almost screamed lmao
Just imagine
Shai breaks wilt’s record and also scores 50+ free throws and finishes the game with 84 pts, this sub would go crazy
A buddy of mine told me he was excited to go to the game tonight because “Shai is probably going to break Wilt’s record” and I was like “??? why do we think Shai is going to score over 100 points tonight”
Lol same. The first two lines of the notification read “OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s record with 127”.
Relax he’s not Bam
I wouldn’t be surprised lmao
What a cool moment. Crowd was feeling it, and Shai knew it was time to claim a piece of history.
Happy for the Thunder.
I love basketball and I hate haters.
Virtual dap up
80 bomb from Bam & a Wilt record broken in the same week, unreal week for basketball!
The people trying to downplay either record are people who care more about starting drama than actually enjoying watching basketball
Wilt fans just don’t want his legacy tarnished, very fair and very noble cause
Who the fuck is a Wilt fan, especially on reddit.
We all win!!!
MVP
I truly can’t believe we’re seeing a player in a thunder uniform better than Russ or KD. I thought we’d have a Pelicans or Hornets like trajectory post-Russ, but instead we have a guy who is better. Truly incredible
You’re not wrong
Every time you break a Wilt record means that what you’re doing is fucking incredible
Yeah. A 63 year old record getting broken is crazy. Also, anytime “Wilt” and “record” are used in the same sentence, it’s always some absolutely unbeatable statline lol. Shai is that guy
Congratulations, you just witnessed history.
Been a bad week for people who don’t like records broken…
Breaking a Wilt record in 2026 should automatically make someone a top-10 player all-time.
It does with his accomplishments. Everyone on reddit has vapid ignorant opinions of his greatness. Once he retires and the generation that grew up watching him come into adulthood hes gonna be goated like MJ and Kobe.
Even if Bam made a few more shots?
Terrible week for Wilt
What else was bad for Wilt?
Bam didn’t break Wilt’s record. Was there something else?
Unethical 20+ point game merchant
Better than Kobe. Top 3 guard peak ever
You guys really love to act like Kobe didn’t play at an MVP level for a decade and have a top 15-10 peaks ever.
Wonder what quote he’s gonna pull out for the post game interview.
He hasn’t seen this test but hes got the answers.
Disrespectful to Wilt to tie the record, especially with how many free throws he gets. Should have pulled himself out of the game.
That’s what we say when these kind of things happen, right?
Hey now our thing unrelated. Far as I see it if mj and bron both congratulated bam then it’s all good.
Can’t believe I got to see a Wilt record broken in person 😭
Bro if he woulda made that 3 after this shot I would have punched a hole in the drywall and my name ain’t even Kyle 😭
Don’t know why he didn’t shoot that. like nobody is gonna care if he misses, but if he makes it it’s insane
ESPN sent the notification saying SGA breaks Wilts record right before getting cutoff, this was not the record I was thinking
SGA is so disrespected right now but he’ll get his flowers eventually.
Top 5 guard all time. Idc.
MJ/magic/kobe/steph/sga
He’s passed harden, wade, west, Zeke etc.
He’s chasing the goats.
not even a huge fan of his and I can’t deny it. Idk see how anyone can
You clearly never saw the greatness of Derek Fisher. 5 rings sir. SGA has the potential to get to D Fishy D’s level. Through god all things are possible. Even you could one day be Derek Fisher, friend.
No matter the hate on his free throws. This is a big fucking deal. Don’t believe me, go ask your teams superstar. They will confirm.
Confirmed, Devin Booker told me to fuck off and asked how I keep getting his new numbers.
Not yet but when all is said and done, shai gon end up as the best ISO scorer oat
Pulled out the deep Kobe-esque shot to break the record
Get in here, might be another 63 years before that gets matched
just like wilt would’ve wanted: point number 69
Not sure we’ll ever see this record touched again. Outside of wilt, the next longest streak was Oscar Robertson with 79. Just an absurd record
Edit: downvoted for what lmao
People without flair should automatically start with negative 35 votes just sayin
Without the flair I cant determine if I like the comments or not!!!
Nah I think if you can praise a team or talk shit about a team, then you should have the courage to claim a team.
Even if I’m your rival I’ll respect you if you’re not an asshole or hater
Why hide your fandom? Like you scared to tell people who you root for? But really the ones that fuck with me are the middle ground people. They don’t praise or hate on a post, so like tha fuck you chiming in for if you love a whole ass other team that isn’t playing lol
Pussy bitch downvoted me 😂😂😂
His whole life is consistent
Blows my mind Lebron, KD, or Harden never did this. Like it actually doesn’t make sense
its a record that requires elite consistency yes but also a lot of luck i’d be willing to bet an injury or ejection stopped most people from accomplishing this. sga is really good and decently lucky.
This is an incredible achievement. He has to be, by far, the most reliable player in the league right now.
A Wilt record being broken wasn’t on my 2025-2026 NBA season bingo card
Damn this dude is gonna be an all time player by the time he retires and we drafted and traded him on draft night
I cant believe we’ve done this twice now in my lifetime
Truly incredible!
Congrats SGA on your back to back MVP title. Nash would be proud 🇨🇦
Describe SGA in only 2 words
Automatic Bucket
Did he just disrespect Wilt?
Shouldve sat at 19 honestly smh
pretty incredible. and to tie the score at 69-69 is icing on the cake. I wonder how high he’ll bring it.
Consistency merchant smh
Sam Amick I better see that article about how Shai should’ve stopped at 19
He did it with the DWade pump fake meme lol
Congrats SGA!!!
Incredible!!
Lakers fans MAD
SGA may have broke the 20 point streak, but Wilts record of consecutive 30, 40, 50 and 60 pt games will be safe forever.
65 - 30 pt
14 - 40 pt
7 - 50 pt
4 - 60 pt. (Only player to ever do it and he did it 3 times lol).
MVPPP
Seeing the notification for this a couple nights after Bam…. Especially the fact that it was stated something like “ SGA breaks wilt chamberlains record…” they knew what they were doing with that clickbait
That’s a crazy shot selection, his jumper is so good
His middys are crazy
It’s going to be funny to see all the flairs celebrating this going against the thunder lmao
beautiful shot too!
Are people making the argument that he takes too many free throws like Bama 83 point game? Huh?
What if the crowd was just cheering for it being 69-69?
GOAT
That ESPN notification baited the people who didn’t watch the game HARD…
Top 3 guard of all time
when I went to espn and it said Breaking News with a SGA pic and started with “Breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s record”, all the bam hype convinced me he just put up 110 or something
Historic bucket getter 🏆
so, is this also a problem?
bc a lot of NBA talking heads said it was “disrespecting kobe” for bam to pass him
I think the craziest thing to me is MJ topping out at 72. I mean he averaged 37 PPG in 1987 and 35 PPG in 1988. It’s just weird to think of prime Jordan having an off night where he didn’t score 20
Insane. I think the current era of players will break a lot of decades old records that were deemed unbreakable.
Two Wilt records broken in one week
Was another record broken? Bam didn’t beat 100 points
He broke the single game FT record
Pretty disrespectful towards Kobe’s record.
History!
It’s crazy how many legendary players aren’t even close to this record. Watching an all time great in the making
It takes an elite level of longevity, skill, and luck to get close to this. Literally one injury and you’re back to square one, Shai is also quite immune to off nights due to how diverse his scoring can be.
Wow, he should have stopped at 19. That’s mad disrespectful to wilt
Surprised they didn’t call a foul - the defender looked like he came within six inches touching him
So no techs, foul trouble, or injuries forcing him out of a game early?
Seems impressive from that longevity standpoint.