Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander addressed beating the Suns on the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.

It's apparent the Suns’ primary, secondary and tertiary defensive order of operations are centered around slowing down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The reigning league and Finals MVP, one of the most efficient scorers in recent NBA history, is seeing a swarm of bodies on seemingly every turn and catch of the ball.

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On Tuesday, the NBA announced that Gilgeous-Alexander was voted as this season’s winner of the Clutch Player of the Year Award, aka the Jerry West Trophy. “To win this award, you have to help your team win games late,” Gilgeous-Alexander told NBC’s in-studio crew. “That’s what I’m after more than anything, winning games.”

Two intriguing No. 1 vs. No. 8 matchups take place in the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night, and you know that I’m here to bet on it!  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and

As D-Book didn't hold back in his post-game interview, calling the officiating "terrible," Rashad McCants added fuel to the fire by claiming Williams is a die-hard fan of OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to indicate how there could be a factor leading to the biased foul calling in Game 2.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cade Cunningham headline a two-game NBA playoff slate on Wednesday, though both games have rather wide spreads. The defending champi