Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied a Wilt Chamberlain record and nailed the game-winning three-pointer in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s wild 129-126 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. NBC Sports’ Noah Eagle had the play-by-play call for Peacock, and he made a thriller even more thrilling for viewers.
Oklahoma City took a 66-60 lead into halftime after Gilgeous-Alexander found Isaiah Joe in the corner for a three to beat the buzzer.
SGA to Isaiah Joe to beat the halftime buzzer 🚨
Shai sets it up to cap an efficient all-around half:
17 PTS (8-9 FG)
6 REB
7 AST pic.twitter.com/SOg4L14J35— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2026
Eagle: “It’s Gilgeous-Alexander on the kick, the three… IT’S GOOD! ISAIAH JOE IS LETHAL!”
In the third quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander made a three to give the Thunder an 88-87 lead. It also gave the reigning NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP 126 straight games of 20-plus points, tying Chamberlain for the longest streak in NBA history.
SGA. 126 STRAIGHT 20+ POINT GAMES.
TIES WILT CHAMBERLAIN FOR THE LONGEST STREAK IN NBA HISTORY. pic.twitter.com/SgyGxv6qm3
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2026
Eagle: “IT’S PURE! WILT CHAMBERLAIN HAS COMPANY! FOR THE 126TH CONSECUTIVE GAME, SGA HAS 20-PLUS!”
It appeared that Gilgeous-Alexander put the game away when he made another triple to put Oklahoma City up 126-122 with 13.6 seconds remaining.
SGA. CLUTCH.
He drills the step-back 3 to extend OKC’s lead! pic.twitter.com/adadxC8VUf
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2026
Eagle: “SGA stop, pops, SPLASH! HE IS A KILLER!”
But three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić had an answer for the Nuggets and responded with a four-point play to tie the game.
JOKIĆ DRILLS THE 3 AND THE NUGGETS HAVE A CHANCE AT A 4-POINT PLAY! pic.twitter.com/goQMIr4SKo
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2026
Eagle: “It’s Jokić from the outside, HE PUTS IT DOWN! AND THE FOUL! A CHANCE FOR FOUR AND THE TIE!”
That all set up the game-winning three for Gilgeous-Alexander to cap off an NBA Game of the Year contender.
“SGA with five, SGA stepback threeee….. HE’S GOT IT! 2.7 LEFT! OKC BY THREE! GORDON THE HEAVE! NO! AND ON A NIGHT THAT HE TIES WILT CHAMBERLAIN, SGA’S GREATEST HITS TOUR CONTINUES! OKC WINS!”
NBC Sports’ Noah Eagle had the call for Peacock. 🏀🔥🎙️ #NBApic.twitter.com/QR0CgU8Whw
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 10, 2026
Eagle: “SGA with five, SGA stepback threeee….. HE’S GOT IT! 2.7 LEFT! OKC BY THREE! GORDON THE HEAVE! NO! AND ON A NIGHT THAT HE TIES WILT CHAMBERLAIN, SGA’S GREATEST HITS TOUR CONTINUES! OKC WINS!”
Gilgeous-Alexander finished the night with 35 points (14-of-21 shooting from the field, 4-of-4 from the charity stripe), 15 assists, and nine rebounds in a remarkable performance that will likely go a long way to giving him back-to-back MVP awards. And Eagle did an excellent job capturing that performance with an electric call on the Peacock broadcast.
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