Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will host Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics at 8:30 p.m. CT Thursday.
OKC (51-15) outlasted the Denver Nuggets for a 129-126 home win on Monday. Boston (43-22) fell short in a 125-116 road loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.
Gilgeous-Alexander will look to make history. He’s tied with Wilt Chamberlain for the all-time longest streak of 20-point performances (126 games).
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Final: Thunder 104, Celtics 102 | OKC tops Boston on last-second free throws from Chet Holmgren
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 35 points and 9 assists
- Chet Holmgren: 14 points and 9 boards
- Ajay Mitchell: 15 points and 6 assists
- Payton Pritchard’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer is no good, and OKC improves to 52-15 on a night when SGA sets the record for the most consecutive 20-point games in NBA history.
End of the third quarter: Celtics 83, Thunder 80 | SGA breaks record, but Boston leads
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 21 points and 8 assists
- Chet Holmgren: 12 points and 5 rebounds
- Ajay Mitchell: 10 points and 6 assists
- The night has been about SGA, but Boston has been impressive. Jaylen Brown is leading the way with 23 points and 7 assists.
There it is. OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for the longest streak of 20-point games in NBA history (127). A record that has gone untouched since 1963 now belongs to SGA.
Halftime: Celtics 59, Thunder 56 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closing on Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 17 points and 4 assists
- Chet Holmgren: 10 points and 4 rebounds
- Aaron Wiggins: 7 points and 3 rebounds
- SGA is three points away from breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record for consecutive 20-point games (126).
End of the first quarter: Celtics 28, Thunder 27 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander halfway to 20 points
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 10 points and 2 assists
- Chet Holmgren: 7 points and 3 rebounds
- Ajay Mitchell: 4 points and 1 rebound
- Jaylen Brown leads Boston with 8 points and 3 assists. The Celtics are winning the TO battle, 5-2.
- Date: Thursday, March 12
- Time: 8:30 p.m. CT
- Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City
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Justin Martinez: OKC 122, Boston 115
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander arguably delivered the best regular-season performance of his career during a win over Denver, and Ajay Mitchell looked as sharp as ever despite missing 20 straight games. Now, the Thunder is getting back two elite defenders in Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso. OKC is picking up some serious momentum, and I expect it to keep rolling on Thursday with a home win over a Boston team that has Jayson Tatum and Derrick White listed as questionable.
Thunder vs Celtics betting odds
Odds via BetMGM as of Thursday, March 12
- Odds: Thunder by 7.5
- Over/under: 216.5
- Moneyline: OKC -300 | Boston +240
Thunder vs Celtics injury updates
- Thunder: Branden Carlson (low back strain) is out. Isaiah Hartenstein (left calf contusion) is out. Thomas Sorber (right ACL surgical recovery) is out. Nikola Topić (G League assignment) is out. Jalen Williams (right hamstring strain) is out.
- Celtics: Jayson Tatum (right Achilles injury management) is out. John Tonje (G League two-way) is out. Nikola Vucevic (right ring finger fracture) is out. Derrick White (right knee contusion) is questionable.
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