section_path: Professional career/Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–present)/2024–2025: First MVP award and scoring title
section_name: 2024–2025: First MVP award and scoring title
paragraph_text: 2024–2025: First MVP award and scoring title
  
  On November 11, 2024, Gilgeous-Alexander scored a then-career-high 45 points, along with three rebounds, nine assists, five steals and two blocks in a 134–128 win over his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 26, Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career-high with 45 points on 15-of-22 shooting, 4-of-5 from three, 11-of-11 from the free throw line, along with seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two blocks in a 120–114 win over the Indiana Pacers. During the month of December, Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a 12–1 record while averaging an NBA-best 33.3 points on 56.3% shooting from the field to go along with 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He captured Player of the Month honors in back-to-back months for November and December.
  
  On January 2, 2025, Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to their 13th straight win. That set a new franchise record for most consecutive regular-season wins in the franchise's Oklahoma City era. On January 5, Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks in a 105–92 win over the Boston Celtics. It was their franchise-record 15th consecutive regular-season win. The previous team record was set by the then- Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. On January 22, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a career-high 54 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks in 123–114 win over the Utah Jazz. On January 25, Gilgeous-Alexander was named a Western Conference starter for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, marking his third consecutive selection and his second selection in a row as a starter. On January 29, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points in a 116–109 loss against the Golden State Warriors. On February 5, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points along with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one blocked shot in a 140–109 win over the Phoenix Suns. He became the ninth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points three times in a seven-game span.
  
  On March 3, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points, along with seven assists, five rebounds, one steal, and one block in a 137–128 win over the Houston Rockets. It was his fourth outing with at least 50 points this season. He tied Kevin Durant for second in franchise history, trailing only Russell Westbrook, who had five 50-piece games while with the club. Gilgeous-Alexander also became just the 12th player in NBA history to achieve four (or more) games with at least 50 points in a single season. On March 12, Gilgeous-Alexander put up 34 points, five rebounds, and seven assists in a 118–112 win over the Boston Celtics. He also became the fastest player in Thunder franchise history to achieve 10,000 career points, doing so in 368 games and surpassing the previous record set by Kevin Durant at 381 games. On March 25, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 32 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in a 121–105 win over the Sacramento Kings. It was his 65th consecutive game with at least 20 points, surpassing the previous record set by Kevin Durant at 64 for the most consecutive 20-point games recorded in Thunder franchise history.
  
  Gilgeous-Alexander finished the regular season as the first Canadian to lead the NBA in scoring and the third international player to achieve the feat. He finished the season with the most 20-point games (75), 30-point games (49), 40-point games (13) and 50-point games (4). His streak of 72 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points became the longest such streak since the 1960s, following Wilt Chamberlain (80 games), and Oscar Robertson (76 games). It was also Gilgeous-Alexander's third consecutive season averaging at least 30 points, joining a list occupied by Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Harden and Bob McAdoo. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2024–25 season, becoming just the second Canadian player to win the award, after Steve Nash in 2005 and 2006.
  
  On April 26, in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 38 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117–115, completing a four-game sweep. In Game 1 of the second round against the Denver Nuggets, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in a 121–119 loss. In Game 2, he scored a game-high 34 points in three quarters of play-time, along eight assists, during a 149–106 victory over the Nuggets. In Game 5, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and collected six rebounds and seven assists in a 112–105 win to give the Thunder a 3–2 advantage in the series. In Game 7, Gilgeous-Alexander posted 35 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals in a 125–93 win, securing his first Western Conference Finals appearance. He became the sixth player in NBA playoff history to record 35+ points and 0 turnovers in a Game 7. In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander tied his playoff career-high with 38 points and added eight assists in a 118–103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading the Thunder to a 2–0 series lead. With this performance, he became the first player in franchise history to record five consecutive 30-point games in the playoffs. On May 26, in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a playoff career-high 40 points, along with nine rebounds and 10 assists, narrowly missing a triple-double, as the Thunder secured a 128–126 victory over the Timberwolves to take a 3–1 series lead. After the Thunder won the series in five games, Gilgeous-Alexander was named the unanimous winner of the Western Conference finals MVP. He averaged 31.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game en route to the first NBA Finals appearance of his career and the Thunder's first since 2012. Also Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his 10th 30-point, five-assist statline, making him one of only three players in NBA history to accomplish this feat at least 10 times in a single playoff run. The other two players to achieve this are Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
  
  In Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 38 points in a narrow 111–110 loss to the Indiana Pacers. His 38 points mark the third-most points scored in an NBA Finals debut, only behind Allen Iverson (48 points, 2001) and George Mikan (42 points, 1949). He followed this up by scoring 34 points in a 123–107 Game 2 victory. He became the 12th player to reach 3,000 points combined in the regular season and playoffs. His 72 points in the first two games of the NBA Finals are the most ever by a player in their first two Finals games. Allen Iverson scored 71 in his first two Finals games in 2001. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, 10 assists and four blocks in a 120–109 victory to give the Thunder a 3–2 lead in the series. With this performance, he recorded his 12th game of the postseason with at least 30 points and 5 assists, setting a new NBA record for the most such games in a single playoff run. He surpassed the previous mark of 11, held jointly by Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Gilgeous-Alexander also became one of only four NBA players to ever have 15 or more 30-point games in a single postseason run. The other three players on that list are Michael Jordan (1992), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Kobe Bryant (2009).
  
  On November 11, 2024, Gilgeous-Alexander scored a then-career-high 45 points, along with three rebounds, nine assists, five steals and two blocks in a 134–128 win over his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 26, Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career-high with 45 points on 15-of-22 shooting, 4-of-5 from three, 11-of-11 from the free throw line, along with seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two blocks in a 120–114 win over the Indiana Pacers. During the month of December, Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a 12–1 record while averaging an NBA-best 33.3 points on 56.3% shooting from the field to go along with 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He captured Player of the Month honors in back-to-back months for November and December.
  
  On January 2, 2025, Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to their 13th straight win. That set a new franchise record for most consecutive regular-season wins in the franchise's Oklahoma City era. On January 5, Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks in a 105–92 win over the Boston Celtics. It was their franchise-record 15th consecutive regular-season win. The previous team record was set by the then- Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. On January 22, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a career-high 54 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks in 123–114 win over the Utah Jazz. On January 25, Gilgeous-Alexander was named a Western Conference starter for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, marking his third consecutive selection and his second selection in a row as a starter. On January 29, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points in a 116–109 loss against the Golden State Warriors. On February 5, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points along with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one blocked shot in a 140–109 win over the Phoenix Suns. He became the ninth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points three times in a seven-game span.
  
  On March 3, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points, along with seven assists, five rebounds, one steal, and one block in a 137–128 win over the Houston Rockets. It was his fourth outing with at least 50 points this season. He tied Kevin Durant for second in franchise history, trailing only Russell Westbrook, who had five 50-piece games while with the club. Gilgeous-Alexander also became just the 12th player in NBA history to achieve four (or more) games with at least 50 points in a single season. On March 12, Gilgeous-Alexander put up 34 points, five rebounds, and seven assists in a 118–112 win over the Boston Celtics. He also became the fastest player in Thunder franchise history to achieve 10,000 career points, doing so in 368 games and surpassing the previous record set by Kevin Durant at 381 games. On March 25, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 32 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in a 121–105 win over the Sacramento Kings. It was his 65th consecutive game with at least 20 points, surpassing the previous record set by Kevin Durant at 64 for the most consecutive 20-point games recorded in Thunder franchise history.
  
  Gilgeous-Alexander finished the regular season as the first Canadian to lead the NBA in scoring and the third international player to achieve the feat. He finished the season with the most 20-point games (75), 30-point games (49), 40-point games (13) and 50-point games (4). His streak of 72 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points became the longest such streak since the 1960s, following Wilt Chamberlain (80 games), and Oscar Robertson (76 games). It was also Gilgeous-Alexander's third consecutive season averaging at least 30 points, joining a list occupied by Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Harden and Bob McAdoo. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2024–25 season, becoming just the second Canadian player to win the award, after Steve Nash in 2005 and 2006.
  
  On April 26, in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 38 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117–115, completing a four-game sweep. In Game 1 of the second round against the Denver Nuggets, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in a 121–119 loss. In Game 2, he scored a game-high 34 points in three quarters of play-time, along eight assists, during a 149–106 victory over the Nuggets. In Game 5, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and collected six rebounds and seven assists in a 112–105 win to give the Thunder a 3–2 advantage in the series. In Game 7, Gilgeous-Alexander posted 35 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals in a 125–93 win, securing his first Western Conference Finals appearance. He became the sixth player in NBA playoff history to record 35+ points and 0 turnovers in a Game 7. In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander tied his playoff career-high with 38 points and added eight assists in a 118–103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading the Thunder to a 2–0 series lead. With this performance, he became the first player in franchise history to record five consecutive 30-point games in the playoffs. On May 26, in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a playoff career-high 40 points, along with nine rebounds and 10 assists, narrowly missing a triple-double, as the Thunder secured a 128–126 victory over the Timberwolves to take a 3–1 series lead. After the Thunder won the series in five games, Gilgeous-Alexander was named the unanimous winner of the Western Conference finals MVP. He averaged 31.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game en route to the first NBA Finals appearance of his career and the Thunder's first since 2012. Also Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his 10th 30-point, five-assist statline, making him one of only three players in NBA history to accomplish this feat at least 10 times in a single playoff run. The other two players to achieve this are Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
  
  In Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 38 points in a narrow 111–110 loss to the Indiana Pacers. His 38 points mark the third-most points scored in an NBA Finals debut, only behind Allen Iverson (48 points, 2001) and George Mikan (42 points, 1949). He followed this up by scoring 34 points in a 123–107 Game 2 victory. He became the 12th player to reach 3,000 points combined in the regular season and playoffs. His 72 points in the first two games of the NBA Finals are the most ever by a player in their first two Finals games. Allen Iverson scored 71 in his first two Finals games in 2001. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, 10 assists and four blocks in a 120–109 victory to give the Thunder a 3–2 lead in the series. With this performance, he recorded his 12th game of the postseason with at least 30 points and 5 assists, setting a new NBA record for the most such games in a single playoff run. He surpassed the previous mark of 11, held jointly by Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Gilgeous-Alexander also became one of only four NBA players to ever have 15 or more 30-point games in a single postseason run. The other three players on that list are Michael Jordan (1992), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Kobe Bryant (2009).