Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Could Join These 3 All-Time NBA Greats With Historic Season
The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Could Join These 3 All-Time NBA Greats With Historic Season appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – MAY 18: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts … More after scoring during the fourth quarter of a game against the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) Getty Images Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the Gainbridge Fieldhouse court Wednesday night in an unusual situation. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard had a career playoffs-high six turnovers in his team’s 116-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder, the heavy favorite entering the series, are now down two games to one heading into Friday’s Game 4 in Indianapolis. It is just the fifth time all season they have lost two of three games. Still, one of those occasions occurred in the Western Conference semifinals when the Thunder lost to the Denver Nuggets in overtime in Game 3 before winning Game 4 on the road to even the series and clinching it with a Game 7 victory at home. As such, it is hard to count out the Thunder and Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning Most Valuable Player who could have a historic season if the Thunder win the title. If Gilgeous-Alexander is named the Finals MVP, he will become only the fourth player in history to lead the league in scoring during the regular season, be part of a championship team and win the regular season and Finals MVP awards in the same season. The others? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971), Michael Jordan (1991, 1992, 1996 and 1998) and…
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – MAY 18: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts … More after scoring during the fourth quarter of a game against the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) Getty Images Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the Gainbridge Fieldhouse court Wednesday night in an unusual situation. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard had a career playoffs-high six turnovers in his team’s 116-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder, the heavy favorite entering the series, are now down two games to one heading into Friday’s Game 4 in Indianapolis. It is just the fifth time all season they have lost two of three games. Still, one of those occasions occurred in the Western Conference semifinals when the Thunder lost to the Denver Nuggets in overtime in Game 3 before winning Game 4 on the road to even the series and clinching it with a Game 7 victory at home. As such, it is hard to count out the Thunder and Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning Most Valuable Player who could have a historic season if the Thunder win the title. If Gilgeous-Alexander is named the Finals MVP, he will become only the fourth player in history to lead the league in scoring during the regular season, be part of a championship team and win the regular season and Finals MVP awards in the same season. The others? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971), Michael Jordan (1991, 1992, 1996 and 1998) and…
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