TITLE: Gilgeous-Alexander’s 93-Game 20-Point Run Nears Wilt Chamberlain Record
SLUG: gilgeous-alexander-93-game-20-point-streak-chasing-chamberlain
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Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander moved one step closer to NBA history on Nov. 30, scoring 26 points in a 123-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The performance marked his 93rd straight game with at least 20 points, the second-longest such streak ever recorded and closing in on Wilt Chamberlain’s benchmark of 126 consecutive games set between 1961 and 1963.
Below is a look at the league’s longest scoring streaks across several point thresholds:
Most consecutive games with 10 or more points
• 1,295 – LeBron James (2007-present)
• 866 – Michael Jordan (1986-2001)
• 787 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1977-87)
• 575 – Karl Malone (1991-99)
• 562 – Kevin Durant (2009-17)
Most consecutive games with 20 or more points
• 126 – Wilt Chamberlain (1961-63)
• 93 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2024-present)
• 92 – Wilt Chamberlain (1963-64)
• 79 – Oscar Robertson (1963-64)
• 72 – Kevin Durant (2015-16)
• 72 – Michael Jordan (1987-88)
Most consecutive games with 30 or more points
• 65 – Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62)
• 32 – James Harden (2018-19)
• 31 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 25 – Wilt Chamberlain (1960)
• 22 – Joel Embiid (2023-24)
Most consecutive games with 40 or more points
• 14 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 14 – Wilt Chamberlain (1961)
• 10 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 9 – Kobe Bryant (2003)
• 9 – Michael Jordan (1986)
Most consecutive games with 50 or more points
• 7 – Wilt Chamberlain (1961)
• 6 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 5 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 5 – Wilt Chamberlain (1961)
• 4 – Kobe Bryant (2007)
• 4 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
Most consecutive games with 60 or more points
• 4 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 3 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 2 – Wilt Chamberlain (1962)
• 2 – Wilt Chamberlain (1961)
Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, will have his next opportunity to narrow the gap on Chamberlain’s record when the Thunder continue their regular-season schedule next week.
Source: ESPN
