MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić headline 1st squad
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"I dreamt about (winning MVP) as a kid, but as a kid, it's a fake dream," Gilgeous-Alexander said during Wednesday's MVP acceptance speech.
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The Thunder dominated the first two games of the series, and the Timberwolves have to find offense somewhere.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did something no other player in Thunder history has accomplished. Not Kevin Durant. Not Russell Westbrook. Not James Harden.
In the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ Game 1 loss to Oklahoma City, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tried to drive right past his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Shai fell down, and the official called a foul on Nickeil.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did a double take when he saw a man sitting next to his wife at the Thunder game, then realized it was former teammate Chris Paul.
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