With another 30-point gam from MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the defending champion OKC Thunder cruised past the struggling Sacramento Kings to maintain their early-season dominance.
Nothing seems to stand in the way of the red-hot defending champion OKC Thunder right now.
Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander churned in 33 points for his league-leading 12th 30-point game, as Oklahoma City extended its franchise-best start to 15-1 with a 110-95 drubbing of the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, November 20 (PH time).
Chet Holmgren added 21 points, while Lu Dort contributed 14 more to push the Thunder to their seventh straight win.
Oklahoma City led by as many as 19 points in another dominant showing, continuing their blistering pace to become the first team this season to reach 15 wins.
The Thunder also extended its perfect home record to 7-0, standing next to the Golden State Warriors (5-0) as the only teams yet to drop a game at their own respective backyards.
Dennis Schroder led the way for Sacramento with 21 points, as DeMar DeRozan added 17, but it wasn’t enough to prevent them from suffering their seventh consecutive loss.
Sacramento now sits at 3-12, holding the second-worst record in the West just ahead of the New Orleans Pelicans (2-13).
Next up, the Thunder travel to Utah to face the Jazz (5-9) in pursuit of an eighth straight win, while the Kings hope to snap their skid when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies (4-11).
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Pao Ambat earned his journalism degree from Cavite State University in 2022.
Passionate about sports from a young age, he primarily covers the NBA for One Sports, while also assisting in reporting on the PVL, PBA, UAAP, and other leagues.