Shai, Thunder clobber Celtics
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder outhustle Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics en route to a 118-112 win in the NBA regular season.
BRIAN FLUHARTY/Agence France-Presse
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder outhustle Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics en route to a 118-112 win in the NBA regular season.
BRIAN FLUHARTY/Agence France-Presse
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the playoffs with an impressive 118-112 victory over the reigning champion Boston Celtics in a potential National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals sneak preview on Wednesday.
Gilgeous-Alexander enhanced his credentials as favorite for the Most Valuable Player award with a superb performance to silence Boston’s TD Garden home crowd in an absorbing duel settled by a burst of fourth-quarter Thunder scoring.
The Canadian point guard shot 11-of-20 from the field to finish with five rebounds, seven assists and 34 points, including 10-of-11 from the free throw line.
The win lifted Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City to 54-12 and guaranteed their place in next month’s playoffs.
Wednesday’s win over a vastly more experienced Boston lineup marked another mature display from a Thunder side that is the youngest in the league.
