The Thunder (44-10) will look to bounce back from a scheduled loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves last Thursday. They looked exhausted in the final game before the All-Star break as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an inefficient 24 points.
OKC drops its 10th game to Minnesota, 116-101, on the eve of All-Star weekend. These teams meet again in 10 days. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has 24 on 21 shots, Naz Reid goes for 27
A pair of the league’s top scorers take the court when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first, 32.6 points per game) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (44-9) visit Anthony Edwards (fifth, 27.5) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-25) on February 13,
It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Anthony Edwards the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.
It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night at Paycom Center.
In today’s NBA, only Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots more free throws per game (10.4) than MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8.9). This dynamic, of course, tends to make some NBA fans reflexively recoil.
Chris Finch expressed frustration with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander getting a lot of foul calls during the Timberwolves' win over the Thunder.
OKC has played the Wolves in three of its last four regular-season games, and Gilgeous-Alexander has attempted a whopping 39 free throws in those matchups. It's a trend that Wolves head coach Chris Finch appears to have grown tired of.
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is taking names this season. The 26-year-old is leading the league, scoring 32.4 points per game. Perhaps most surprising is his jump in three-point shooting.