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The scoring title is back in Oklahoma City.
After eight seasons, when former Thunder guard Russell Westbrook last led the league in scoring, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has retrieved the crown. In 76 games, he averaged 32.7 points, shooting 51.9% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range and 89.8% from the free-throw line.
There was no race. The second best scoring average, held by Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, was 30.4 points per game.
Despite being sidelined for OKC’s final three games — it clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference back on March 20 — SGA finished the season with 2,484 points. That’s 310 more points than Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, the league’s runner-up in total points.
SGA finished the season with the most 20-point games (75), 30-point games (49), 40-point games (13) and 50-point games (4). His streak of 72 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points became the longest such streak in NBA history, eclipsing Michael Jordan’s previous record.
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Throughout an MVP season, only once did Gilgeous-Alexander score fewer than 20 points in a game, an 18-point performance in a win over the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 30 in which he played his third fewest minutes in any game this season (just under 28).
This season marked Gilgeous-Alexander’s third consecutive season averaging at least 30 points, joining a short but illustrious list occupied by Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, James Harden and Bob McAdoo.
Gilgeous-Alexander becomes the third different player to be crowned the league’s scoring champion as a member of the Thunder, joining Kevin Durant and Westbrook. It marks the seventh separate scoring title in Oklahoma City, with Durant winning four times and Westbrook winning twice.
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Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @joelxlorenzi. Support Joel's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
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After eight seasons, when former Thunder guard Russell Westbrook last led the league in scoring, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has retrieved the crown. In 76 games, he averaged 32.7 points, shooting 51.9% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range and 89.8% from the free-throw line.
There was no race. The second best scoring average, held by Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, was 30.4 points per game.
Despite being sidelined for OKC’s final three games — it clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference back on March 20 — SGA finished the season with 2,484 points. That’s 310 more points than Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, the league’s runner-up in total points.
SGA finished the season with the most 20-point games (75), 30-point games (49), 40-point games (13) and 50-point games (4). His streak of 72 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points became the longest such streak in NBA history, eclipsing Michael Jordan’s previous record.
More: OKC Thunder routs New Orleans Pelicans to close out dominant 2024-25 NBA regular season
Throughout an MVP season, only once did Gilgeous-Alexander score fewer than 20 points in a game, an 18-point performance in a win over the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 30 in which he played his third fewest minutes in any game this season (just under 28).
This season marked Gilgeous-Alexander’s third consecutive season averaging at least 30 points, joining a short but illustrious list occupied by Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, James Harden and Bob McAdoo.
Gilgeous-Alexander becomes the third different player to be crowned the league’s scoring champion as a member of the Thunder, joining Kevin Durant and Westbrook. It marks the seventh separate scoring title in Oklahoma City, with Durant winning four times and Westbrook winning twice.
More: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be the next MVP, but can he be the face of the NBA his way?
NBA scoring leaders for 2024-25 season
| Points | PTS |
|---|---|
| 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder | 32.7 |
| 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks | 30.4 |
| 3. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets | 29.8 |
| 4. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves | 27.4 |
| 5. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics | 26.8 |
Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @joelxlorenzi. Support Joel's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
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