The former MVP winner helped the hopeful MVP winner strengthen his case with the dagger outside shot. The Oklahoma City Thunder ran away with a 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets. The front end of their highly anticipated back-to-back lived up to the billing as Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic duked it out in front of a national audience.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder made easy work of the Memphis Grizzlies with a 120-103 win. The outside shot served as the dagger as it helped Gilgeous-Alexander cross the 40-point mark. "Very impressive. That was our toughest stretch of the season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 41 points and keyed a third-quarter rally as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-103 on Wednesday night.