Every time in NBA history, there will be a unicorn-level player who subverts our imagination of basketball. From recent representatives toLeBron James,Stephen CurryarriveGiannis Antetokounmpo. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's skills after joining the NBA are very likely to become the next unicorn player. He played for the Clippers for one season and quickly became the main player. He also performed well in the playoffs and became a member of the team after joining the Thunder. The cornerstone of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's career, he also produced quite impressive statistics. Let's take a look at the career peak performance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the successor of this big point guard!
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Defeat the defending champion in 0.9 seconds
- season:2023-24
- result:Thunder 118-117 Gold Nuggets
- data:25 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds
Facing the defending champion Golden Nuggets, the Thunder were still 7 points behind with 3 minutes and 33 seconds before the end of the game. However, the Thunder relied on the "new three young men" Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren to join forces to chase points. In addition, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's accurate turnaround jumper with 0.9 seconds left in the game, the Thunder ended with 118: 117 reverse gold nugget.
SGA teamed up with the Unicorns to defeat the Warriors
- season:2023-24
- result:Thunder 130-123 Warriors
- data:40 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, FG 28-19
In the fourth quarter, Chet Holmgren made a desperate turn and hit a difficult three-pointer to tie the game, and the two sides entered the overtime at 117:117. In the overtime, the Thunder led Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to perform well both offensively and defensively, scoring in three consecutive rounds and blocking Curry's three-point shot, leading the visiting team to win the game by 7 points.
This battle with the Thunder rookieChet HolmgrenHe also scored 36 points, plus Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points. The last time the Thunder duo broke 35 points each was back in 2019 with Paul George and Russell Westbrook.
The chick emerging from the cocoon
- season: 2018-19 playoffs R1G4
- result:Clippers 105-113 Warriors
- data:25 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 FG 3-5, FG 9-15
Facing the Cosmos Yongs who were preparing to challenge for three consecutive championships in the playoffs, rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was not afraid. He won the first three games in San Francisco and not only won the fourth gameStephen CurrySuppressed to only 12 points and a shooting percentage of just over 20%, he also scored a team-high 25 points with a shooting percentage of 60%. Unfortunately, there was insufficient support from his teammates. Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant They scored 65 points together, but in the end the Clippers still lost by 8 points.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander faced the powerful rival Warriors in his first playoff game and averaged 13.7 points, 3.2 assists, 1 steal, 0.8 blocks, 46.71 TP3T field goal percentage and 501 TP3T three-point field goal percentage. He got off to a good start in his career.
Big data for big point guards
- season：2019-20
- result:Thunder 117-104 Timberwolves
- data:20 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 block, FG 8-12
Go to Minnesota's home court to play double championsAndrew WigginsWith the Timberwolves led by Karl-Anthony Towns, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was like no one in the game, scoring 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, making the Timberwolves dizzy.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the youngest player in history to score 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists at 21 years and 185 days. He also joined Shaquille O'Neal,Charles Barkley, Oscar Robertson and Russell WestbrookThe 20-20-10 Club.
Tyrannosaurus killer! 30 seconds winning cut
- season：2019-20
- result:Thunder 98-97 Tyrannosaurus
- data:32 points, 2 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals
After scoring a career-high 32 points three times in five games, Gilgeous-Alexander once again led the team to win with the highest scoring performance in the team. Even though the last game was an away game against the Clippers who traded him, SGA still believes that this one is a win. It feels the best. reason? Perhaps as Chris Paul said, being able to win the defending championship in a close game is something to be happy about. Or maybe it's because Gilgeous-Alexander is a kid from the suburbs of Toronto. Or perhaps, the winning shot he made over his opponent today was made by him.
Regarding SGA's recent scoring spree, coach Billy Donovan said this: "He has found his scoring sweet spot. He also knows when to attack in our system."
Although SGA continues to tie his career scoring high, his 32 points today broke the record by 1 point. He surpassed the record held by seniors Rick Fox and Andrew Wiggins and became the record for the highest points scored by a Canadian player against the Raptors (Canadian team) in a single game.
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