Overview
- Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 116-103 to move to an NBA-best 53-15 and stretch its winning run to eight games.
- SGA finished with 20 points and 10 assists, scoring 10 in the fourth quarter and hitting an and-one over Anthony Edwards with 1:46 left as fans chanted for MVP.
- Chet Holmgren posted 21 points and nine rebounds, Isaiah Joe scored 20, Alex Caruso added 17 and the Thunder bench contributed 61 points.
- Oklahoma City forced 22 turnovers and took 101 shots to the Timberwolves’ 77, while Minnesota got 32 points from Julius Randle and 19 from Edwards.
- Gilgeous-Alexander surpassed Wilt Chamberlain’s 126-game mark earlier in the week, the NBA noted it has been 500-plus days since his last sub-20 regular-season game, and his postgame remarks about prioritizing winning drew online scrutiny from some fans.