Shai Gilgeous-Alexander focused on Thunder win, not extending NBA-record streak

All signs pointed toward an easy bucket for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It's what the fans inside Paycom Center wanted when Cason Wallace launched a 3-on-1 fastbreak during OKC's 116-103 home win over Minnesota on Sunday. They urged him to pass it to Gilgeous-Alexander, who only had 14 points with four minutes left in regulation. That placed his record-setting streak of 127 straight 20-point performances in jeopardy, and yet Gilgeous-Alexander didn't call for the ball. He immediately pointed toward Chet Holmgren, leading Wallace to throw an alley-oop to the 7-footer. Gilgeous-Alexander's bucket would've been easy, but Holmgren's was easier. And that's all that mattered to Gilgeous-Alexander,...