Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder faced a difficult challenge on Wednesday evening when they faced the title champion Boston Celtics without the first star Jalen Williams. The versatile alert care did not trace with the team in Boston and could miss the entire three-game road trip this week.
“SGA” delivered a MVP level performance, paying a 34-point summit to conduct the Thunder to a hard disputed victory of 118-112, guaranteeing a place in the playoffs.
He carried a heavy score charge from the start. He lost 11 points at the first quarter, helping OKC to maintain an advance of 33-30 after 12 minutes, even though the Celtics caught fire beyond the arc, overthrowing nine 3s.
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Thunder’s bench played a key role in maintained in the game during a second quarter, Boston retaining his hot shot.
“SGA” crowned the first half with five points at a closure of 7-3, including a buzzer drummer who scored his 10,000th career point, to send OKC to half-time with an advantage of 63-60.
In the second half, “SGA” made crucial pieces to stop each wave of the Celtics. During the last seven minutes of the fourth quarter, he scored or helped out of 13 of the last 17 points of the Thunder to seal the victory.
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Mark Daigneault sees shades of Steph Curry in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The warriors OKC Thunder and Golden State were one of several memorable battles this season. During the star weekend in February, Thunder’s coach Mark Daigneult was asked about the debate against-of-the-nba and took a moment to rent the superstar of the Warriors Steph Curry-not only for his domination on the ground, but for his leadership and his character.
“As his star has become brighter, it is almost as if he had become a better ambassador, a better member of the community, a better face of the franchise, a better teammate, a higher character. It is the feeling that I get from afar, observing it just,” said Daigneault (by thread of OKC Thunder).
He then made a comparison with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, crediting his maturity and his constant rise in the league.
“I think we have a guy like that. He was very impressive because he had a quick and almost linear ascent in the NBA and did it in the process and with great humility,” said Daigneault.
“Behind closed doors and inside our environment, it is almost more impressive when you do it around it like that. It is not an approval of something like that. I just have incredible confidence in Shai and what he is capable of.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Steph Curry were the two main guards for this year’s stars vote. Both are on the right track for all-nba selections, with “SGA” emerging as a favorite for MVP.
Edited by John Ezekiel Hirro
