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NBA Makes Historical Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Announcement During Thunder-Timberwolves Series

The Oklahoma City Thunder are at home on Thursday night as they try to take a commanding lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals with a victory.

Oklahoma City was able to overcome a poor offensive first half in Game 1 on Tuesday night as they outscored Minnesota 70-40 in the second half to pick up a crucial victory.

With the win, the Thunder were able to take a 1-0 lead in the series and they will look to grab a commanding 2-0 series lead with a victory on their home court in Game 2 before the series shifts to Minnesota on Saturday for Game 3.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Ahead of Thursday’s Game 2 in Oklahoma City, the NBA made a historical announcement regarding Thunder superstar point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after he was named regular season MVP on Wednesday night.

The NBA announced that Shai became just the fourth player in NBA history to average 32 or more points, five or more rebounds and five or more assists per game and win the MVP award in the same season.

Shai joined elite company on this short list as he joins Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant as the only other players to do so in league history.

This is a major accomplishment for Shai and it tells how historic his season was, which resulted in him beating out Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets to win his first career MVP award.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) defended by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9)

While this is an incredible accomplishment for Shai, his focus remains on the playoffs as he tries to lead the Thunder to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2012 and also to their first championship since moving to Oklahoma City.

Of course, the Thunder’s title quest continues on Thursday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Timberwolves.

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