{"id":488319,"date":"2026-03-16T08:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=488319"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:34:01","slug":"thunder-win-eighth-straight-as-shai-gilgeous-alexander-barely-extends-20-point-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/thunder-win-eighth-straight-as-shai-gilgeous-alexander-barely-extends-20-point-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder win eighth straight as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander barely extends 20-point streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1914\">The <strong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1567\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/strong> defeated the <strong data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1607\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong> 116-103 on Sunday for their <strong data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1659\">eighth straight win<\/strong>, improving to an NBA-best <strong data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1695\">53-15<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1724\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/strong> posted <strong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1760\">20 points and 10 assists<\/strong>, narrowly extending his record streak of <strong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1851\">128 consecutive games with at least 20 points<\/strong>, pushing further past <strong data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1894\">Wilt Chamberlain<\/strong>\u2019s old mark (126).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2273\">SGA had <strong data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1957\">10 points entering the fourth<\/strong>, then checked back in with 7:10 left. 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