Seventh 40 Point Game For MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander As OKC Crush Washington Wizards

Last Updated:March 22, 2026, 14:02 IST

The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player recorded his seventh 40-point game of the season, helping Thunder secure their 11th straight win with a 132-111 road victory over Washington.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in a stormy Oklahoma City Thunder victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday, while LeBron James reached another career milestone with a record-breaking 1,612th NBA regular-season game.

The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player recorded his seventh 40-point game of the season, helping the Thunder secure their 11th straight win with a 132-111 road victory over Washington.

Chet Holmgren contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Isaiah Hartenstein added nine points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a game that saw four players ejected following a first-half brawl.

The altercation, which stopped play for 11 minutes, occurred with 27 seconds left in the second quarter, just after Oklahoma City had taken a 68-63 lead.

Thunder forward Jaylin Williams held onto the ball after a basket and twice bumped into Washington’s Justin Champagnie.

Oklahoma City’s Ajay Mitchell approached Champagnie to confront him and was struck in the face, sparking the fight.

Referee Nate Green pushed Champagnie back in an attempt to calm the situation while Mitchell continued moving forward and was shoved into a camera. A wave of players then tumbled into a pile behind the baseline as both teams rushed in to support their teammates.

After officials restored order, Champagnie, Williams, Mitchell and Thunder guard Cason Wallace were all ejected.

Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said that although he disagreed with the ejections, he was pleased with how his team responded.

“Those are emotional situations, and everybody is competitive and amped up after that," Daigneault said. “But if you’re a true competitor, you channel that into execution, and that’s what I thought we did.

“We got better from that point on, which is how you have to handle those situations. I thought that was a good learning moment and good growth for us."

Wizards coach Brian Keefe also praised his team’s reaction to the incident.

“Our guys stuck up for each other, which I always love," Keefe said.

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