Oklahoma City Thunder guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, dey do wonders this season! People dey talk say e dey play like Shaquille O’Neal wey do am for 2000. That time, Shaq win scoring title, MVP for regular season, plus NBA Finals MVP, and Lakers carry championship go house.
Only three players don do am before: O’Neal, Michael Jordan (four times), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Since then, nobody do am again. But now, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dey come!
This 26-year-old boy dey carry Oklahoma City Thunder go near their first NBA title since dem move from Seattle. Game 3 for the Finals dey come on Wednesday for Indianapolis.
E how e dey play, smooth but e dey shake body small, dey confuse defenders. For the first two games of the NBA Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander score 72 points! Na the most any player ever score for their first two Finals games. E don pass 30 points for every game so far, and e dey average more than 30 points for game for the postseason.
“I dey be myself,” Gilgeous-Alexander talk after Game 2. “I no try change anything or do something different. I just dey try attack the game the right way. I think I dey do well so far.”
But Gilgeous-Alexander no just dey score anyhow – e dey lead for defense too. E don steal ball seven times for the series already! E be one of the four players for Finals history wey don score 30-plus points and steal ball three or more times for back-to-back games, joining Rick Barry, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James.
“E just dey improve every time,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault talk. “E no surprise me again. Na how e be.”
Thunder Go Fit Win the Championship?
Plenty Ghanaians dey follow NBA, so dem dey watch how Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dey play. If e continue like this, Thunder fit carry the trophy go house! The whole Ghana dey support dem.
Watch Out for Game 3!
Make sure you no miss Game 3 for the Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fit do something wey we never see before!