San Francisco-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's second career 50-point game and second in four games-no reason to celebrate.
This is due to the fact that it appeared for the Western Conference-leading conference in Oklahoma City Thunder, who fell into the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday evening, although Gilgeous-Alexander entered 52 points.
“It's shit. I personally play to win,” said Gilgeous-Alexander. “The win comes primarily and if I don't win, I am not satisfied. Maybe my 52 points were not the best interest of the team tonight.”
Gilgeous-Alexander was the first player in the league with several 50-point achievements this season. He scored 54 points against the jazz of Utah on January 22nd. He joined Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook as the only players in franchise history with several 50-point achievements in one season.
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Gilgeous-Alexander, the goalkeeper of the NBA with 32.5 points per game, ended the 16 von-29 from the ground and 18 out of 21 from the line, the most free attempts to attempts his career.
“He's cold,” said Warriors striker Andrew Wiggins. “He is hard. He can score on all three levels; he comes to the foul and he doesn't stop. The whole game he is with you. … We did the best what we can do.”
Gilgeous-Alexander started a blasty start in the Chase Center when the thunder (37-9) jumped to a 14-point lead in the first quarter when he had 21 points from the ground on 7-von-8 shooting. It was a spectacular representation of ball handling, body control and shot production when Gilgeous-Alexander carved a golden state defense, which often committed a second defender.
“Sometimes, even when they are out there, they are caught watching,” said Thunder striker Jalen Williams, who scored 26 points on the 12 von-26 shoot. “Because he comes to places on the floor that you should not protect with the defense and is ready to be an outlet for him or cut it or still be involved in the offensive.”
It was the second time in two weeks that Gilgeous-Alexander only exceeded the opposing team on his own in the first quarter, which, according to ESPN research, no other player in the league did more than once this season.
First and foremost, the thunder on January 16 drove to a blowout victory against the east director of Cleveland Cavaliers. On Wednesday, Oklahoma City players tried to find a rhythm in the last quarters when the thunder was at 37.3% shootout to 75 points when the Warriors gathered.
“There is probably a tendency in the situations in which he only hums [to get caught watching Gilgeous-Alexander]. “Thunder coach Mark Daignault said.” But we also have an identity as a team. We have a few people who have trust. We have to be the team regardless of the context. Whether he has a night that doesn't happen often or whether he has a night like this evening. “
Since the thunder was fighting to produce from others, Daignault made its rotation in the fourth quarter to shorten the calm of his superstar. Gilgeous-Alexander checked in about three minutes earlier than usual with the score and the remaining score and 9:55 a.m.
“I don't know what to do with Shai,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “I asked Mark to leave him on the bench for a few more minutes, and he didn't think. I said to Mark and said: 'You can't give him like two minutes. That would be really helpful for us.' And Mark just laughed. “
But the warriors (24-23) pulled down the route. The last two buckets of Gilgeous-Alexander came in the last minute when the Warriors were with three-people.
“I will watch the game, see where I could have been better, and try to win the game is most important to me,” said Gilgeous-Alexander. “I'm not satisfied. It doesn't feel nearly as good as the others [50-point performance] did because of the L. “
ESPNS OHM YOUNGMISUK contributed to this report.
