Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting, nine assists and three rebounds. He shot 1-of-3 from 3 and went 7-of-8 on free throws. To start off, he hit on a career-best 10 straight shots. He was unconscious as every drive ended in a layup or a whistle.

Despite most — this beat writer included — assuming that the Sixers would have their doors blown off by the NBA's best team defense and individual scorer, the nine players donning red, white and blue played with absolutely no expectation that they were going to be on the wrong end of a blowout.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting to guide the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-102 win over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.