Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's historic scoring streak came to an end in the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Denver Nuggets. The run of consecutive games reaching his scoring mark had become part of the league conversation, given how relentlessly he had piled up points. He pushed the pace in the fourth quarter to close in on the figure he needed, hunting for points while the game was still live. With about two minutes left, Denver took its stars off the floor, and the Thunder guard immediately asked to be substituted himself. He chose to end his night rather than chase the number against a bench lineup in a game that had lost its edge. The streak stopped with him short of the mark, but the way it ended showed his own view of stat chasing. The run closes as one of the longest of its kind in recent NBA memory.