Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered a historic 35 point, 15 assist performance and hit a clutch step-back game-winner to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dramatic 129-126 victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in a thrilling MVP-caliber showdown.
OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s hard to tell if you’re watching an all-time great player before or as they approach their prime, but it feels safe to say with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that we’re watching an all-time great. Or at the very least someone who will be, once it’s all said and done, one of the 15 greatest players of all time with no hyperbole.
On a night that was supposed to showcase the brilliance of the two best players in the world, it delivered exactly that. But even in a game featuring the brilliance of Nikola Jokic and the size and experience of the Denver Nuggets, one thing towered above the rest.
The greatness of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
His step-back three with 2.7 seconds left gave the Oklahoma City Thunder a dramatic 129-126 victory Monday night, but that moment was only the final brushstroke in a masterpiece that had been unfolding all evening.
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