Shai Gilgeous Alexander Defense

Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA · 15h

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s defense faces test as Thunder visit Celtics

OKC and Boston are dominant, but their Wednesday matchup could be impacted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's defense.

NBC Sports on MSN · 56m

Thunder sure look for real beating Celtics in Boston behind 34 from Gilgeous-Alexander

Someone might want to ask the Boston Celtics about that. Oklahoma City went into Boston, had their defense excel in a playoff-like environment, and went on a late 15-4 run to pull away and beat the Celtics 118-112.

The Oklahoman on MSN · 2h

OKC Thunder clinches playoff spot in win vs Celtics as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34

But the Thunder’s two most redeemable traits shined late in a 118-112 road win in Boston: depth and defense. Cason Wallace dropped eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, with stone-cold buckets and a heart-clenching board.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokić for NBA MVP? What our experts are thinking

The battle for the league's top individual honor looks to be a two-man race, and with a month left, the margin is razor thin.

2don MSN

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets better of fellow MVP candidate Nikola Jokić as Oklahoma City Thunder dominate Denver Nuggets

In a battle of this NBA season’s two leading MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got one up on Nikola Jokić with a huge ...

Sportscasting6d

Is There Any Reason To Worry About The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Defense?

While the Oklahoma City Thunder's historically great defense has struggled lately, Ben Pfeifer explains why there's no reason ...

How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander forged his own path to the NBA MVP conversation

From picking up new training partners at an open gym to exploring different movements, the Thunder guard has become a star in ...

OKC Thunder Wire on MSN54m

Player grades: Short-handed Thunder shock Celtics with 118-112 win

Coming out of the break, the Thunder pushed their lead to double-digit points. An 11-0 run was capped off when Gilgeous-Alexander scored on a stepback 3-pointer. Suddenly, they were up 80-68 with a ...

Thunder pull away from Celtics in clash of title contenders

In a potential NBA Finals preview, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tossed in 34 points and Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder over the Boston Celtics ...

Yardbarker on MSN1h

Thunder outlast Celtics in a possible Finals preview

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder were dead even for 40 minutes Wednesday night. Then the Celtics' vaunted ...

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