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Thunder Star reaches 10,000 career points, shines against hot-shooting Celtics (March 12)

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Okc Thunder faced a harsh challenge on Wednesday night as they took over the defender champion Boston Celtics Without the first time all-star Jalen Williams. The flexible guard-in front did not travel with the team to Boston and can lose all three games this week.

SGA gave a MVP level performance, throwing a high 34 points to lead Thunder to a 118-112 victory, securing a post after the period.

Carried a heavy load scoring early. It fell 11 points in the first quarter, helping OKC hold 33-30 lead after 12 minutes, even when the Celtics fired a fire from the bow, hitting nine 3s.

Thunder’s bench played a key role in keeping them in the game during a second quarter, with Boston maintaining his hot shot.

SGA covered the first semester with five points during a 7-3 run, including a bearer-beater that marked its 10,000th career point, to send OKC to the half with a 63-60 advantage.

In the second half, SGA did critical projects to stop every wave of Celtics. During the last seven minutes of the fourth quarter, he scored or helped 13 of Thunder’s last 17 points to seal the victory.

Below are the full statistics of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

PLAYER Celebration Scales Sclerosis Unfortunate Fgm Fga Fg% 3 pm 3PA 3p% Ftm KET Ft% Styros Trembling Stl Hazel TO Pf =+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 38:35 34 5 7 11 20 55.0 2 7 28.6 10 11 90.9 1 4 1 0 5 3 3

Mark Daigneault sees Steph Curry’s shades in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

OKC Thunder and Golden State Warriors were involved in several unforgettable battles this season. During the weekend All-Star in February, the coach of Thunder Mark Daigneault was asked about the discussion of the NBA face and took a moment to praise the superstar Steph Curry-not just about its dominance, but for its leadership and character.

“As his star has gotten brighter, he is almost as if he has become a better ambassador, better member of the community. Better Franchise face, better teammate, higher character.

He then compiled a comparison with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, crediting his maturity and steady rise to the league.

“I think we have such a guy. It was very impressive because it had a quick and almost linear climb to the NBA and made it in pace and with great humility,” DavegeAult said.

“Behind closed doors and in our environment. It is almost more impressive when you take it around it.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Steph Curry were the two top guards in this year’s All-Star vote. Both are on track for all NBA options, with SGA emerging as a pioneer for MVP.