If he had not missed five free throws, we could have spoken of a perfect game. That night in Washington, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signs his best career game with 42 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. All at 14 of 21 on shots, with a 12 of 17 on free throws. To make this evening unforgettable, he scored the 3-point victory at the last second!
“We just try to give Shai space and trust his instincts” explains Mark Daigneault. “It’s not innate, he worked for it. »
For Lu Dort, there was no doubt that his teammate was going to seek the 3-point and therefore the victory, rather than the equalizer with a shot closer to the basket. “I knew he was going to shoot 3-pointers. He’s like that… “.
The public of Washington even reserved for him “MVP, MVP”, and it is rare for an adversary. “I didn’t pay attention to it, but it’s pretty cool. That fans recognize my game, it’s cool. It’s a pleasure. It’s a childhood dream: to play in the NBA and become a phenomenal player. It’s pleasant. »
The painful memory of the match against the Bucks
Angry by his five missed free throws, when he had only missed six since the start of the season, SGA did not get fired up after his winning shot, and we saw him ask his teammates not to celebrate. Why ? Simply because a week ago, in a similar situation, the Bucks answered them with 0.6 seconds to play, to finally win after overtime.
” We needed one more stop. Just one more stop, and the game was over. And we made it “explains the leader of the Thunder.
Author of a magnificent 9 out of 10 on shots in the last quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander received the tribute from Bradley Beal.
” He is very smart Beal points out. ” He probably doesn’t impress you with his speed, but when you’re confident like that and playing at this level, you feel like no one can defend. He really is in this state of mind and he attacks everyone. We should have made mistakes, pushed him around, done something to slow him down“.
Instead, the Wizards left him in his comfort zone, and the hero of the evening enjoyed himself, even on his “game winner”. “These are shots where I am comfortable. I found a cool spot, and really, I took what they gave me. »
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 | 13 | 36 | 53.9 | 37.8 | 94.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| Total | 256 | 32 | 47.8 | 34.9 | 81.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 18.9 | |
