Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.

NBA fans everywhere couldn't believe what they were seeing from Gilgeous-Alexander in the first quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is getting his buckets, but he is also finding a way to do damage at the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's top team, got 52 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer, on Wednesday. It wasn't enough to defeat a team just hovering above .500.

Despite Alexander's 52-point performance, the Western Conference-leading Thunder fell short on the road against the Warriors at Chase Center. For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins led the charge with 27 points, while Stephen Curry finished with 21 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has started the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Golden State Warriors in phenomenal fashion. In the first quarter, Shai put up 21 points (7-8 FG), two rebounds, and two assists to help the Thunder score 34 points.

Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points as Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made franchise history in the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be a starter in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 in San Francisco.

This stretch of January around Martin Luther King Jr. Day is usually peak evaluation time in the NBA front-office world. It’s one of the milestone points where teams will have full-staff pow-wows and talk things out,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night.