Mar 9, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) talks to a tv report after his team’s win against the Denver Nuggets at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

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.

The first of a back-to-back went to Gilgeous-Alexander. He scored 40 points on 15-of-32 shooting. Meanwhile, Jokic only had 24 points on 10-of-23 shooting, 13 rebounds and nine assists.

A lot of hype was built up for this matchup. The MVP race is down to Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic. The former had the leg-up against the latter in this contest.

Let’s look at what X, formerly known as Twitter, said about Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder’s 24-point win over the Nuggets:

SGA’S SPECTACULAR SEASON CONTINUES ✨⛈️ 40 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK, W ⛈️

IT’S HIS 3RD STRAIGHT GAME WITH 40+ PTS AND HIS 40TH 30+ PT GAME OF THE YEAR. 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/zSy75mzHOq

— NBA (@NBA) March 9, 2025

ANOTHER ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE FROM SGA ⚡

He has three straight games with 40 PTS and 5 AST, tied for most in franchise history 👏 pic.twitter.com/KGTyvFtfxW

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 9, 2025

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: NBA Twitter reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win over Nuggets, Jokic