This is how you make an MVP case. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points in the first quarter on his way to 51 for the game, leading the Thunder past the Rockets and getting Oklahoma City to 50 wins.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes the 12th player in NBA ... Amen Thompson, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet and Tari Eason. Gilgeous-Alexander’s scoring surge has been nothing short of remarkable.
A 51-point night from MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander propelled the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Houston Rockets, 137-128, on Monday.This was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth game with 50-plus this season;
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, appropriately ... Houston missed All-Star Alperen Sengun as well as Amen Thompson, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks and Tari Eason. Gilgeous-Alexander found Hartenstein ...