Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -17.5; over/under is 214.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last matchup 119-84 on Sunday, led by 25 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Devin Boo...

OKLAHOMA CITY — On the 31-year anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 119-84 win against the Phoenix Suns to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-7 series. The Thunder strengten its case as favorites to win back-to-back titles. However, winning on April 19 wasn’t lost on […] The post SGA dedicates Game 1 Thunder win to Oklahoma City on bombing’s 31st anniversary appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA’s 2025-26 Most Improved Player race has been narrowed to three finalists. The league announced the finalists of all of the NBA’s end-of-season awards via a press release, with the likes of Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama being named the finalists for the MVP award. Following suit, the likes of Nickeil Alexander-Walker, […] The post Deni Avdija, Jalen Duren headline NBA Most Improved Player finalists appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder open the 2026 playoffs against the Phoenix Suns.

Nikola Jokic beat out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for top spot.

Nick Wright initially left Stephen Curry off his top 10, but quickly corrected his mistake.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Victor Wembanyama headline the 2026 All-NBA teams, while the 65-game rule opens up spots for some talented youngsters.

Victor Wembanyama for Defensive Player of the Year is the largest favorite in any market.

The 2025-26 NBA season is officially over, and once again, the Oklahoma City Thunder sit at the very top of the power rankings, a spot they began the year in. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder will enter the playoffs as the defending champions with a very strong chance of going back-to-back, proving that their Game […] The post ClutchPoints’ 2025-26 NBA Power Rankings Week 25: Thunder reign supreme as regular season ends appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic won the NBA scoring title for the 2025-26 season, averaging 33.5 points in 64 games. He finished more than two points ahead of second place as Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1, while Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards came in third at 28.8. This marks the second […]

The 65-game rule leaves some players out who otherwise would have gotten my vote.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have the easiest MVP case. Except, there’s a guy by the name of Victor Wembanyama.

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Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s dominance as one of the best players in the NBA has garnered serious recognition from former player Kendrick Perkins. The current NBA analyst for ESPN released a new episode of the Perk Unplugged show. Perkins has Gilgeous-Alexander already in his all-time top 20 players in NBA history, and with […] The post Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander soars up Kendrick Perkins’ all-time rankings appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Stan Van Gundy thinks Nikola Jokic is actually a solid defender.

Around the NBA, no fewer than 168 players were held out of Friday's games, including reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and 14 members of the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Oklahoma City-Denver game could have starred the NBA's two most recent MVPs: the reigning one in Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a three-time winner in Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic. All the other regular starters for the Thunder and Nuggets were ruled out, too.

Bill Simmons raised eyebrows with his bold take about the Thunder.

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander addressed his free-throw merchant label during media availability, perhaps for the last time of the 2025-26 regular season. Gilgeous-Alexander put a bow on his MVP case by leading the Thunder to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference standings for the third year in a row. Shai […] The post Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s mic-drop take on ‘free-throw merchant’ label appeared first on ClutchPoints.