Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
March 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander tied Wilt’s NBA record with 126 straight games scoring 20+ points, finishing with 35 and hitting a go-ahead 3 with 2.7 seconds left in a 129-126 win. He reached 20+ late in the third, then closed with key threes; could break the record Thursday vs Boston.
Kevin Durant, James Harden
December 2025
Kevin Durant and James Harden face each other in Houston for the first time as simultaneous top-10 all-time scorers, days after Durant passed 31,000 points and Harden climbed above Carmelo Anthony into 10th on the NBA’s career list. Harden’s late-career scoring surge after his Houston explosion years now has him chasing Shaquille O’Neal for ninth, while Durant’s sustained efficiency gives him a realistic shot at moving past Wilt Chamberlain, Dirk Nowitzki and even Michael Jordan if he maintains his current output.
