For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a dream season in the NBA. He’s now the favorite to do something no former UK player has done.
Other than an NBA championship, this individual accomplishment is rare to come by, as only 36 players have received such nods in the association's history. With the 2024-25 season approaching the halfway mark,
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been steadily climbing the ladder of the NBA’s elite talent for years now. He’s closing in on his third straight season averaging ov
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Jalen Williams had 24 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-102 win over a Philadelphia 76ers team missing three All-Stars.
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers will host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a historic NBA matchup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 27 points from the foul line to overcome his worst shooting performance of the season and help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 136-95 rout of the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.
Billed as "The Rematch," the Thunder didn't just survive Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen without Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein — but thrived in their small-ball lineup. An astonishing 30-2 run catapulted OKC to its one-sided affair. It led by as many as 42 points.
If anyone is set up to match that type of run from this generation, it’s SGA. As the Thunder blasted the Cavs on Thursday night, Gilgeous-Alexander feels like he’s finally the definitive front-runner to win MVP this season. The Thunder sure feel like the definitive favorite to win the NBA championship this year, too.