We know: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander prefers straight lines to fluctuations. Last year, the leader of the Thunder reached the 30-point mark 51 times during the regular season, erasing Kevin Durant from the shelves. A monster of consistency, he finished 66 of his 75 matches between 23 and 44 points…
As a result, his scoring record is ultimately not that high for a scorer of this caliber in the Great League.
“SGA” had reached 44 points twice, and he has just set a new record last night, during his Thunder's victory against the Clippers. Except that like a Sergei Bubka or an Armand Duplantis, he is slowly increasing his best mark, this time with 45 points at 13/21 shooting including 4/8 from distance!
“There was no special feeling” he also assures on breaking his career points record. “It just seemed like another basketball game. And above all I think I should have scored more. »
Very little “coached” by Mark Daigneault
However, this was necessary, as well as his general activity (especially in defense), with 9 assists, 5 interceptions and 2 blocks, to resist the furious return of the Clippers, his first team in the Great League.
The advantage is that with such a metronome, capable of constantly getting his points, whether on free throws or in his mid-distance garden, Mark Daigneault's job is very simplified.
“You would be shocked at how little I coach him” concludes the technician. “He is the best person to lead his development plan. Because no one cares more about his game than him. »
| 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 | 10 | 33 | 48.7 | 26.4 | 88.7 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 26.1 |
| Total | 396 | 33 | 49.6 | 34.5 | 85.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 22.9 | |
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.
