Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s feat praises “relentless” Marc Daigneault
Oklahoma. and home – Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his streak of 20+ 100-point streak in 119-103 win over Memphis Grizzlies, prompting reaction from coaches Mark Daigneault. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 points on 11-of-20 shooting, including 3-for-4 from deep, to lead the Thunder to their 26th win of the regular season.
After the game, Daigneault praised Gilgeous-Alexander for consistent approach that the Thunder head coach acknowledges that most are unnoticed, but not Daigneault, he said.
“Commitment to the game, to his craft, to the team — he’s always a character in those things,” Daigneault said. “He’s relentlessly consistent in the invisible areas that I see that you guys don’t, and there’s probably 100 more that I don’t see that he’s taken care of. But it’s no accident that he’s the player that he is. He’s literally carved himself into this player.”
Mark Daigneault reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander coming off his 100th straight 20+ point game: “He’s relentlessly consistent in the invisible areas that I see you guys don’t…
It is no accident that he is the player he is. He literally carved himself to become this… pic.twitter.com/vAk9pmA8CS
— Joshua Pavon (@joe_svai) December 23, 2025
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault watched Gilgeous-Alexander flirt with a triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Jaylen Williams added 24 points, six rebounds and two assists, and Ajay Mitchell led the Thunder bench with 16 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is closing in on Wilt Chamberlain’s streak
After the Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander surpassed Wilt Chamberlain’s second longest streak of 20+ point games (92), is looking at first, which is 126 consecutive games. While Gilgeous-Alexander still has a ways to go, seeing him surpass one streak and enter the 100-game plateau for another is a pretty impressive feat for the league’s reigning MVP.
In the midst of a 26-3 start for the defending champions, Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder will travel to face the Spurs for the second night of back-to-back games on Tuesday.
2025-12-23 07:31:00
