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SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the favorite to win MVP, and if he keeps putting up numbers like he did last night, no one is going to be able to catch him. The Thunder superstar scored 51 points in a 137-128 win over the Rockets.
It’s Gilgeous-Alexander’s fourth 50-point game this season, the most in the NBA. He also leads the league in 40-point games (nine), 30-point games (37) and 20-point games (59).All four of Gilgeous-Alexander’s 50-point outings have come in his last 19 games.But it’s not just the huge explosions. It’s the consistency: He has scored at least 20 points in 56 straight games. The next-longest active streak in the NBA is Jalen Brunson with seven games.Oh, and speaking of 50s, the Thunder picked up their 50th win of the season. Oklahoma City has consecutive 50-win seasons for the first time since 2012-14.
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KYRIE IRVING AND THE DALLAS MAVERICKS
TheΒ Luka DonΔiΔ trade remains indefensible from the Mavericks‘ side, but if you wanted to really try to reconcile with it and take Dallas GM Nico Harrison‘s point of view, maybe you could see the Mavericks being considerably better defensively with Anthony Davis while still having the backcourt scoring exploits of Kyrie Irving. Again, I’m trying to be nice here.
But then Davis left his Dallas debut in on Feb. 8 with a groin injury and hasn’t logged a minute…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2025-03-04 13:46:00
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