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,

Alexander figured his night was over at the end of the third quarter, when the Oklahoma City Thunder held a 25-point lead over the Phoenix Suns. He was fine with sitting down with 46 points. But Thunder coach Mark Daigneault wanted to give his superstar a shot to hit the 50-point milestone for the third time in a seven-game span.