The Oklahoma City Thunder had perhaps their most impressive win of the season on Sunday night when they took down the number-one seed Denver Nuggets with a close 101-99 victory.
As expected, the Thunder’s biggest stars were in fine form, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
He produced a team-high 34 points for OKC which surpassed the Nuggets’ Jamal Murray who had 26 points.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in each month this season:
October: 31.0p, 5.0r, 7.0a, 50% FG
November: 31.1p, 4.9r, 5.7a, 51% FG
December: 30.5p, 4.8r, 5.3a, 49% FG
January: 30.2p, 4.5r, 4.7a, 55% FG
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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 23, 2023
No one should be shocked by Gilgeous-Alexander’s spectacular showing because he’s been doing this all season long.
During the first month of the season, he was averaging 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists on 50% shooting.
Following that he was doing 31.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 5.7 assists before dropping down to 30.5, 5.8, and 5.3 in December.
Now for the first month of 2023, Gilgeous-Alexander has an average of 30.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists with a stunning 55% field goal percentage.
When the season started, people stated that he was producing numbers that made him a possible All-Star, even a potential MVP.
But everyone waited to see if the terrific start would burn out and Gilgeous-Alexander would come back down to Earth with some more average numbers.
He hasn’t done that yet.
In fact, he has gotten better in many ways and his team is more competitive than ever.
They have won their last seven of nine games, taking down teams like the Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, and now Nuggets.
It’s not just Gilgeous-Alexander doing great work: Josh Giddey, Luguentz Dort, and Jalen Williams are just a few of the young upstarts making noise for the Thunder.
But there is no doubt that the team’s special weapon is SGA, who is leading the way and showing just how much promise he and his team have.
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