Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their seventh consecutive victory, a 127-103 rout over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday. It was the first of back-to-back games in Oklahoma City for the teams that entered the day in the top two spots in the Western Conference.

All NBA eyes were glued to the Oklahoma City Thunder's 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. In the primetime ABC afternoon slot, undecided voters and fans wanted to see who'd win a head-to-head clash between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic.

Two MVP frontrunners battled it out on Sunday as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Oklahoma City Thunder got a convincing win over Nikola Jokić's Denver Nuggets 127-103. Gilgeous-Alexander had an MVP-caliber game,