In terms of scoring 50+ points in a seven-game span, Gilgeous-Alexander joins the likes of Hall of Fame talents such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant. Shai addressed it means to join an elite group of NBA scorers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Phoenix Suns 140-109 on Wednesday night to improve to 40-9.

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After not reaching 50 points in his first six seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has crossed the half-century mark three times in the last seven games. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 50 points on 18-of-29 shooting,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put on a show, at one point scoring 50 while the Suns had just 87 as a team. The MVP candidate was unstoppable, doing whatever he pleased on the court, and Phoenix had no answers for his brilliance.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sweep the Player of the Month honor to this point in the season but was snubbed from another award for the month of January.