Gilgeous-Alexander shines as Thunder win again

The Oklahoma City Thunder, the defending NBA champion, continue to have a perfect start to the season with 31 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

After defeating the Sacramento Kings 107-101 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma, the Thunder have won all five of their previous five games. They also lead the Western Conference in wins.

With 143 points, Gilgeous-Alexander, the Most Valuable Player of the previous season, is the league’s joint top scorer this year.

Oklahoma had a three-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but with two minutes and 33 seconds left, it held on for the victory.

The Kings travel to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday while the Wizards travel to the Washington Wizards on Friday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo kept his strong start to the season by defeating the New York Knicks 121-111 at Fiserv Forum.

In the second half, Antetokounmpo scored 23 of his game-high 37 points to help the Bucks reclaim victory and clinch their third straight victory.

Kevin Porter Jr., Milwaukee’s third game without him, is “going to be out a little bit,” according to coach Doc Rivers.

Because we don’t want this to become chronic, Rivers said, “We’re not going to rush him.” We just want to be patient because it was a bad turn.

Following a thrilling 139-134 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards, the Philadelphia 76ers are still unbeaten after four games.