NBA: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Still Wants Consistency Despite Hitting 50 Again

Despite registering a 50-point game again, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still chasing consistency in his NBA career. (More Sports News)

The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Phoenix Suns 140-109 on Wednesday.

The Thunder held a 25-point lead over Phoenix at the end of the third quarter, but despite their dominance, coach Mark Daigneault gave the 26-year-old to reach the 50-mark, which he did so with 9:32 left on the clock.

Gilgeous-Alexander became the ninth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points three times in a seven-game span, behind the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Luka Doncic, James Harden, Michael Jordan and Damien Lillard.

Asked how he felt about joining that select group, Gilgeous-Alexander said: "Those guys have done so many great things in the game. I'm so far off of that.

"It's cool, but I don't think too much of it. The most important thing is to just know that I'm getting better in this process.

"Some nights it's going to look good, some nights I'm going to miss shots. I'm still playing on feel and finding a way to win through those. That's what I'm after. That's what I'm chasing. That's what, I guess, fills my cup.

"Just knowing that I got better, taking the right steps in the right direction to ultimately win basketball games at a very high level and hoist a trophy at the end of the season."

Over the past 10 games, Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 39.1 points on 56.3% shooting from the floor, while he is the leading scorer overall, averaging 32.8 points per game this season, a full point ahead of Milwaukee Bucks'바카라 웹사이트Giannis Antetokounmpo.

He also finished the game against the Suns with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block.

"He's been on this run for a while but continues to defend, continues to do all the other things that go into basketball," Daigneault said of Gilgeous-Alexander.

"It hasn't turned into an individual spectacle. He's just inside the team, blends it into a game."