In a battle of this NBA season’s two leading MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got one up on Nikola Jokić with a huge 40-point performance to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominant 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets.

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.

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.

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