This is the strength of great players. Even in a rather mediocre shooting evening, they still managed to reach their standards. In the midst of a night without a major performance across the league, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander experienced it against the Clippers.
Facing the most fit team in the league, which presented itself with a series of nine consecutive victories, the Thunder guard started his evening by sneaking towards the circle, but without managing to punish from afar. The second quarter was even poorer for him, as he missed all three of his shot attempts in the game.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, guarantor of the Thunder's identity
His second period will be happier, with a shooting ratio greater than 50% success. Summary of the scores: 31 points, his average over the regular season, but only 11/25 on shots, including 1/6 from distance, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, but also 4 interceptions and 2 blocks.
Asked about the multiple “switches” of the Clippers defense, “SGA” believes that its team “ progresses. It’s just about staying true to who we are. The opposing teams will change a lot in defense, it comes down to us being able to do what we want to do. We grow, we develop collectively in what we do. »
An undeniable collective strength, embodied by the 35 assists generated by his team, or the fact that all the starters exceeded the mark of 11 points scored. But the most notable is perhaps to have contained the fiery attack of the Clippers, certainly deprived of Kawhi Leonard last night, who had recently passed 144 points to the Knicks, or 151 to the Pacers.
“ This is clearly a very talented group, with some future Hall of Famers. We knew what we had to do when we got up this morning. We've done enough, that's for sure. We knew it was about defending, like most nights. These guys are so good, it's no coincidence. This is because most of the time they are not stopped on offense. If we want to win, we're going to have to slow them down, we knew that », Develops Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whose team achieved its objective.
| 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 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| 2019-20 | OKAY | 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 | OKAY | 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 | OKAY | 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 | OKAY | 68 | 36 | 51.0 | 34.5 | 90.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 31.4 |
| 2023-24 | OKAY | 24 | 35 | 53.8 | 32.5 | 91.4 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 30.7 |
| Total | 335 | 33 | 48.9 | 34.6 | 85.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 21.8 | |
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.
