NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder 104-97 Golden State Warriors: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander approaches Wilt Chamberlain’s record

The victory at Paycom Center was the Thunder’s fifth in a row. They became the first team to reach 50 wins this season and sit atop the Western Conference.

“If we were the best team last year, won the championship all year, and got better, we should put ourselves in a great position to repeat,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.

“This year has had more ups and downs for us, but I think we’ve done a pretty good job of keeping that in the back of our minds.”

The Warriors, who were again without an injured Stephen Curry, scored seven unanswered points as the Thunder closed the gap to 99-97 before a three-pointer from Gilgeous-Alexander in the final minute.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 23-point deficit to win 107-105 over the Eastern Conference leaders, the Detroit Pistons, and end a streak of ten consecutive defeats.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to victory over the visiting Utah Jazz 113-99.

Jalen Johnson scored 35 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 125-116.

Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points as the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 19-point first half deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-120.

The Orlando Magic defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-92, despite Anthony Edwards scoring 34 points for the hosts.