Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered a strong message to his teammates following his stunning 52-point performance in their loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Oklahoma City Thunder came up short against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center,

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault's honest admission of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's humble approach as a leader

Alexander could score 50, shackled by efficiency and blowout wins. One week later, it's been required of the Thunder star. Twice.  But in a loss? That felt unfathomable. Incomputable. Illegal.

The Golden State Warriors are barely above .500 on the season, with their most recent victory coming against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In the face of double teams, triple teams or fully-loaded up defenses, OKC Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has ventured out as a playmaker.

Steph Curry dropped 17 points in the second half and made key plays down the stretch. Andrew Wiggins dropped a team-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers. Kevon Looney matched his regular season career-high with 18 points and Gary Payton II (15 points, nine rebounds) stamped the game with a vicious slam dunk with under a minute left.

One week after scoring 54 points in a win, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 52 in a losing effort Wednesday night against the Warriors.

The 116-109 win means the Warriors have beaten the Western Conference front runners for the second time in three meetings this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A second half comeback helped the Warriors seal one of their best wins of the season with an upset victory over the Thunder.