The Thunder resumed their march forward with a 4th victory in a row last night on the Lakers' floor. Chet Holmgren is healing, and there are a few visits to the infirmary of major players, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remains the same. Every evening, he plants his thirty points, finds his shooters, and breaks down defenses. And since this year, he has decided to become a 3-point danger.
After his 12 winning shots against the Warriors, he followed up with a 3 out of 10 3-pointers against the Lakers. Among these three baskets from afar, there is the one, 95 seconds from the end, which really hurts the Lakers to give them a four-point lead (95-91). A decisive gap.
“For me, it wasn’t that complicated” he answers while he had a defender glued to him. “I've been working on my game all summer, focusing on situations to successfully take and score difficult shots. The NBA brings together the best athletes, the best basketball players and the best playing systems in the world. You won't always have an easy opportunity to shoot, but I try to be the one on the team who takes and makes difficult shots. »
Lots of areas for improvement
Author of 36 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds on 13 out of 28 shots, “SGA” did not forget to attack the circle in “money time” with a marvel from Eurostep with the foul, then a “ drive” to complete the victory on free throws. But the person concerned believes that it is not yet complete enough.
“My decision-making could be better. My physical impact could be better. My attention in defense away from the ball could be better. My decisions in the racket could be better. I could play better on pass receptions. I'm really very critical of myself.” he insists, even though he is already one of the three best players in the NBA.
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | LAKE | 82 | 27 | 47.6 | 36.7 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 2019-20 | OKC | 70 | 35 | 47.1 | 34.7 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 19.0 |
| 2020-21 | OKC | 35 | 34 | 50.8 | 41.8 | 80.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 23.7 |
| 2021-22 | OKC | 56 | 35 | 45.3 | 30.0 | 81.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 24.5 |
| 2022-23 | OKC | 68 | 36 | 51.0 | 34.5 | 90.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 31.4 |
| 2023-24 | OKC | 75 | 34 | 53.5 | 35.3 | 87.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 30.1 |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 18 | 34 | 50.5 | 34.3 | 85.6 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 29.5 |
| Total | 404 | 33 | 49.7 | 34.8 | 85.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 23.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
