- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points in Oklahoma City Thunder’s 137-128 win over the Houston Rockets
- Oklahoma City secured their 50th win of the season before any other team in the conference reached 40
- Kyrie Irving left the game with a left knee injury as Dallas lost 122-89 to Sacramento
Key Takeaways:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 137-128 home victory over the Houston Rockets in an NBA regular-season game. This was Gilgeous-Alexander’s fourth game with 50 or more points this season and his ninth with at least 40. Before January, he had never recorded a 50-point game in his career. The leading candidate in the MVP race shot 18-of-30 from two-point range and 5-of-9 from three-point distance, adding 7 assists and 5 rebounds.
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 4, 2025
Oklahoma City secured their fourth consecutive win and have now claimed 13 victories in their last 15 games. The Thunder reached their 50th win of the season before any other team in the conference had reached 40. Oklahoma City are the first team to achieve this since the Miami Heat during the 2004-2005 season.
In another Western Conference matchup, Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan combined for 42 points as Sacramento took advantage of Kyrie Irving’s left knee injury to defeat Dallas 122-89. Irving left the game with 2:35 remaining in the first quarter. LaVine led all scorers with 22 points. Kai Jones was Dallas’ top performer with 21 points.