Michael Malone, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and MVP
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the talk of the Western Conference Finals so far. It's not his nod for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, however—it's his free throws. Sure, Gilgeous-Alexander has dealt with that type of criticism all year,
NBA MVP front-runner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and top-seeded OKC roared to a 125-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 Sunday at Paycom Center.
DENVER — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander peered into the crowd during his stroll off ... A typically buttery scorer watched a fourth quarter slip through his hands. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was fortunate to escape — "basically, I was the worst player ...
Every possible pearly white, from a star who traditionally lets his game do the talking, glinted from Shai Gilgeous ... But some Nuggets fans, as Gilgeous-Alexander said postgame, were chirping ...