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Shai's scoring streak reaches 100, capping Monday's 7-game slate

Follow along with live updates on Monday's NBA action, including a bevy of excellent alley-oops.

Ben Lambert, for NBA.com

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his streak of scoring 20+ points to 100 games as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Memphis Grizzlies.

Enjoy the best of Monday’s 6-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s scoring brilliance is the top story of the evening. Read on to learn more!

What we know after Monday night’s games:

  • The Cavaliers defeated the Hornets 139-132 on Peacock, as Donovan Mitchell dropped 30 points and Darius Garland added 27 points and 10 assists.
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl) scored 20+ points for the 100th consecutive game in a 119-103 win over the Grizzlies, joining Wilt Chamberlain (126 over 1961-62) as the only players to do so.
  • The Pelicans won their fifth straight by defeating the Mavericks 119-113 behind Zion Williamson (24 pts, 9 reb) and Derik Queen (19 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast).

1:11 AM / DECEMBER 23, 2025

Final scores for Monday night

1:06 AM / DECEMBER 23, 2025

Top performers from Monday night

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 31-point night against the Memphis Grizzlies.

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl)
  • Nikola Jokić (14 pts on 7 shots, 13 reb, 13 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk)
  • Anthony Davis (35 pts, 17 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk)
  • Jaylen Brown (31 pts, 9 reb, 1 stl, 2 blk)
  • Jalen Duren (28 pts, 10 reb, 1 stl, 2 blk)

12:35 AM / DECEMBER 23, 2025

Pistons beat Trail Blazers to end the night

110-102, behind 26 points and 10 boards from Jalen Duren, including one more alley-oop to cap your evening.

12:25 AM / DECEMBER 23, 2025

Pistons and Trail Blazers going down to the wire

In a rematch of the 1990 NBA Finals, the Pistons are up 115-110 over the Trail Blazers with 2:36 to go in the fourth quarter.

12:03 AM / DECEMBER 23, 2025

A bit of brilliance from J-Dub as the Thunder win

The Thunder stampeded the visiting Grizzlies 119-103 behind SGA (31 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl) and Jalen Williams (24 pts,  6 reb).

Six Grizzlies scored in double figures, paced by 16 points from Cedric Coward and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Cam Spencer added 14 points and 8 assists.

11:51 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Curry gets loose for the Warriors

87-83 Golden State with just over a minute to go before the fourth. Curry has 23 points so far, including his hot third quarter.

11:28 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Shai stays consistent

93-78 Thunder with 9:17 to go in the fourth quarter.

SGA put up another prototypical night (21 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl) as he chases Wilt’s 126-game 20+ point streak from 1961-62.

11:23 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Our new top Dunk Score of the night…

Belongs to Jalen Williams, who threw down this thunderous 108.3 on the Dunk Score scale.

By comparison, Shaedon Sharpe’s soaring slam on Sunday registered a 109.3 Dunk Score.

11:15 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Nuggets running away in Denver

132-110 over the Jazz with 2:33 to go in the fourth quarter.

10:54 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Shai seeks to keep streaking

67-54 Thunder at the break.

10:45 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Look at the lob

How’s the air up there GPII? Our top Dunk Score of the evening at 70.6 on a night full of great alley-oops.

Magic and Warriors are tied at 34 with 8:54 to go in the second quarter.

10:30 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Pelicans hold off Mavericks

Six Pelicans scored in double figures, including 24 points from Zion Williamson on 10-of-14 shooting, to counteract Anthony Davis’ 35 points and 17 rebounds in a 119-113 home win.

That’s five in a row for New Orleans.

Davis is currently leading the night in points and rebounds.

10:17 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Shai with the slam

The reigning Kia NBA MVP — No. 2 on the latest Kia NBA MVP ladder —  throws down an alley-oop of his own as the Thunder open up an early lead on the Grizzlies.

10:13 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Pelicans and Mavericks going down to the wire

107-103 New Orleans with 3:28 to go in the fourth. Catch the finish on League Pass!

10:06 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Celtics come back to defeat Pacers

Boston was down 20 at home, but rallied in the second half, outscoring Indiana 60-34 in the final two periods.

Jaylen Brown (31 pts) led the way for the Celtics, while Pascal Siakam had 25 for the Pacers.

9:42 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Cavaliers defeat Hornets on Peacock

139-132. 30 points for Donovan Mitchell, right in line with his season average. 27 and 10 assists for Darius Garland, including this sweet lob on a night full of great alley-oops, and 27 for DeAndre Hunter.

LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 23 points and 9 assists for the Hornets, while Kon Knueppel (5 3PM) and Brandon Miller added 20 each.

9:34 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Denver rolling early

A slam with some force on it!

9:10 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Flagg coming down the lane

What a slam from the Dallas rookie. He rises up for that one-handed jam with real ease.

63-57 Mavericks at the half in New Orleans.

8:53 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Zion… throwing the alley-oop?!

We know Zion Williamson can throw down alley-oops. But toss them from half-court? Impressive.

54-52 Pelicans with 3:18 to go in the second quarter.

8:45 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Pacers up at the half in Boston

61-43 Indiana, led by 23 points from Pascal Siakam.

8:20 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Spida from deep

70-63 Cavaliers at the half. 18 points for Mitchell, 17 for Garland, 15 apiece for LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel.

7:50 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Kon in the record books

The Duke product, No. 2 on the latest Kia Rookie Ladder, keeps knocking in three-pointers.

7:20 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

LaMelo starts out with a dime

9 points so far for LaMelo Ball, but the Cavaliers are up 31-30 with 2:43 to go in the first quarter.

6:30 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

The Spencers show out

As Cam shines in Memphis, Pat Spencer has been a force for Golden State, which faces Orlando (10 ET, League Pass) tonight.

Learn more about his journey!

6:00 PM / DECEMBER 22, 2025

Welcome to a seven-game night in the NBA!

LaMelo Ball leads the Hornets against the Cavaliers to open tonight’s doubleheader on Peacock.

Tonight’s schedule is highlighted by a Peacock doubleheader opening with Hornets-Cavaliers, featuring a battle of swaggy guards, and the surging Grizzlies taking on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, who boast a sterling 25-3 record.

The Hornets defeated the Cavaliers 119-111 in overtime on Dec. 14, led by 29 points from Kon Knueppel (19.4 pts, 5.4 reb, 3.6 ast, 40.9 percent from three-point range), who stands at No. 2 on the latest Kia Rookie Ladder. 

LaMelo Ball (19.2 ppg, 8.6 ast) is recently recovered from a calf strain, as the Hornets seek to step up in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers, 3-7 in their last 10, are also trying to right a recent skid.

“We’re not playing well. The city deserves better than what we’ve been giving, and we’ve got to go out there and figure it out,” said Donovan Mitchell (30.7 ppg) after their Friday 136-125 loss to the Bulls. “If we want to be who we want to be, we’ve got to go out there and figure it out as a collective.”

Darius Garland put up a season-high 35 points in the loss to Chicago.

The Grizzlies are 7-3 in their last 10, rising into 10th in the Western Conference, as Cam Spencer (17.0 ppg, 6.0 ast) becomes a force in Memphis.

Cam Spencer's best plays from the last 10 games.

“He is shooting on the gun, he is shooting by himself. He doesn’t even need a rebounder,” Jaren Jackson Jr. said of Spencer’s practice habits. “Sometimes he is there at night. Sometimes he is there when we don’t want him to be there. Honestly, people stay trying to kick him out (of the practice facility).”

The Thunder lost a showdown with Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves 112-107 Dec. 19, falling for just the third time this season.

“We’ve been in almost every situation a team can be in,” Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said of the teams’ poise in the hostile environment. “We just grow with time, as we should.”

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