Thunder roll to 8-0

LOS ANGELES (AFP) --- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kept his remarkable scoring streak alive as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to extend their unbeaten start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.

The reigning NBA and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player finished with 30 points, 12 assists and four rebounds as the Thunder moved to 8-0 at the top of the Western Conference.

Gilgeous-Alexander has now scored 20 points or more in 80 consecutive games — a feat only bettered by NBA great Wilt Chamberlain, who leads the all-time rankings with 20-point game scoring streaks of 92 and 126 games.

Gilgeous-Alexander insisted his teammates were not dwelling on their unbeaten start to the season.

“We don’t talk about it,” he said. “Just focus on the day-to-day and the game-to-game.

“Every night’s an opportunity to go win one. And we’ve done a good job of that for the last eight games. We’ve got to keep it going.”

Oklahoma City was made to work hard for its latest victory at the Clippers’ Intuit Dome, with the home side roaring into a 33-20 lead in the first quarter thanks to a 17-point burst from James Harden.

The Thunder picked up the pace after being rocked in the first quarter, outscoring the Clippers 33-24 in the second period to cut the deficit to one point at halftime.

Oklahoma City continued to score freely after the break, following a 38-point third quarter with a lopsided fourth period to put the game to bed.