Gilgeous-Alexander keeps record-breaking streak going as Thunder down Wolves

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gilgeous-alexander-shai/d6TE5wgc/"]Gilgeous-Alexander[/a], who on Thursday eclipsed Wilt Chamberlain's 63-year record for consecutive games of scoring 20 points or more, finished with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/minnesota-timberwolves-KjBIVQcI/oklahoma-city-thunder-0fHFHEWD/?mid=dhHlXYJl"]20 points, 10 assists and three rebounds[/a].[/p][p]Yet the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player left it late before reaching 20 points for the 128th game in a row, with 10 of his points coming in the fourth quarter after he spent long periods struggling for shooting accuracy.[/p][p]Gilgeous-Alexander shot only 7-of-22 from the field, but was given scoring support from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Thunder[/a] bench, who contributed 61 of Oklahoma's points, including 20 from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joe-isaiah/bLTWgNgj/"]Isaiah Joe[/a] and 17 from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caruso-alex/j3T3c42g/"]Alex Caruso[/a].[/p][p][b]"At the end of the day, it's basketball," [/b]Gilgeous-Alexander said of his lacklustre shooting display after the win.[/p][p][b]"I went out there with the same aggression I do every night. More shots didn't fall tonight than do, and usually that's not the case.[/b][/p][p][b]"But some nights go your way, some nights don't. But regardless, I feel like I contributed enough for our team to get the W (win) and that's first and foremost - walking out of here with a win."[/b][/p][embed guid="b1f64636-0e66-46cf-b951-30a6f94fb001" url="https://x.com/okcthunder/status/2033268644310863975" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sunday's victory helped the defending NBA champions extend their advantage at the top of the Western Conference standings heading into the final month of the regular season.[/p][p][b]The Thunder are now 53-15, three-and-a-half games clear of the second-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio Spurs[/a] (49-18).[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-timberwolves/KjBIVQcI/"]Minnesota[/a] fell to 41-27 and remain in sixth place in the West.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/randle-julius/lhl0euwn/"]Julius Randle[/a] led Minnesota's scoring with 32 points while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edwards-anthony/6u0BMZM2/"]Anthony Edwards[/a] added 19 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dosunmu-ayo/IesK6I5I/"]Ayo Dosunmu[/a] 18 from the bench.[/p][p]Minnesota had won two of their three previous games against Oklahoma City this season, and could have clinched regular-season bragging rights with a victory on Sunday.[/p][p]But after edging into a 53-47 lead at half-time, Minnesota were unable to build from that platform in the second half, with the Thunder erasing their advantage with a 33-23 third quarter before outscoring the visitors by nine points in the fourth to wrap up victory.[/p][embed guid="6c437f64-7fe7-4f5c-b727-14d26a313229" url="https://x.com/okcthunder/status/2033265174631661670" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Around the league[/h2][p]Eastern Conference leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Detroit[/a] were upset [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/detroit-pistons-UcjMRj6J/toronto-raptors-CxtbCMdU/?mid=OY3LfI9j"]119-108[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-raptors/CxtbCMdU/"]Toronto[/a], where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ingram-brandon/jJ12C7e8/"]Brandon Ingram[/a] scored 34 points, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/poeltl-jakob/K0zGXIm9/"]Jakob Poeltl[/a] added 21 points and 18 rebounds for the Raptors (38-29).[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunningham-cade/0YleT8PG/"]Cade Cunningham[/a] led the Pistons (48-19) - who had a three-game win streak snapped - with 33 points and nine assists, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duren-jalen/xva6ve5b/"]Jalen Duren[/a] had 20 points and 11 rebounds.[/p][embed guid="626641cf-2247-4362-b1c9-09c5b59f7072" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2033310110596886764?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]At [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland[/a], top NBA Draft pick [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flagg-cooper/dInnahrB/"]Cooper Flagg[/a] scored a game-high 27 points and added 10 assists to spark [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Dallas[/a] over the Cavaliers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/cleveland-cavaliers-xGk13Tb6/dallas-mavericks-YouS3mEC/?mid=fRBWmtMP"]130-120[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-donovan/hhFqipLe/"]Donovan Mitchell[/a] had 26 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland, which fell to 41-27, 2.5 games behind third-place [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]New York[/a] (44-25) in the Eastern Conference.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Jalen Brunson[/a] scored 30 points to lead New York over visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Golden State[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/golden-state-warriors-SxUtXqch/new-york-knicks-WCNO4nbt/?mid=ripKvxqC"]110-107[/a] in what was their biggest comeback win of the season.[/p][embed guid="fd0708ab-42f0-4565-aed0-9da3aeee4639" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2033378809701888289?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]At Indianapolis, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-bucks/QTBEW6rC/"]Milwaukee Bucks[/a] got 31 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antetokounmpo-giannis/zw2Tm2a1/"]Giannis Antetokounmpo[/a] in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/indiana-pacers-YPohMUTt/milwaukee-bucks-QTBEW6rC/?mid=EBh3rKqm"]134-123[/a] triumph over the NBA-worst [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/indiana-pacers/YPohMUTt/"]Indiana Pacers[/a] (15-53), whose losing streak reached 13 games.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/portis-bobby/SWIo11NN/"]Bobby Portis[/a] added 29 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Bucks (28-39), who snapped a four-game losing skid.[/p][p]Philadelphia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grimes-quentin/UZAxPaLn/"]Quentin Grimes[/a] scored 31 points, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edwards-justin/8zZ4V8wP/"]Justin Edwards[/a] added 21 to lead the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-76ers/vwRW2QSh/"]76ers[/a] over visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/philadelphia-76ers-vwRW2QSh/portland-trail-blazers-4Awl14c5/?mid=nPjBtbEa"]109-103[/a].[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/basketball/usa/nba/"]Follow the NBA with Flashscore.[/a][/h2]