The Thunder superstar has a golden opportunity to surpass the late legend's record for consecutive games with 20 or more points on Thursday vs. Boston.
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has officially tied the epic all-time record of Wilt Chamberlain's record for 126 consecutive games with 20 or more points.
A three-pointer for his 22nd point with 2:27 left in the third quarter on Monday against the Denver Nuggets propelled the reigning league MVP towards history and put his name beside the late legend in a compelling scoring feat.
Gilgeous-Alexander has a golden chance to surpass Chamberlain on Thursday against the Boston Celtics.
He already surpassed Wilt's second-best streak of 92 games earlier this season.
Entering Monday's showdown with the Nuggets, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.6 points in nearly 55 percent shooting with 6.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. He is also the league's scoring champion from the past season.
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