Jay Williams Demands Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Deliver in Game 7 as 24.3-Point WCF Average Trails MVP Form
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 30
Jay Williams Demands Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Deliver in Game 7 as 24.3-Point WCF Average Trails MVP Form
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 30
Game 7 on Saturday has become a legacy test for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with Jay Williams saying the back-to-back MVP must deliver to keep Oklahoma City's title defense alive.
San Antonio's defense has knocked Gilgeous-Alexander off rhythm, holding him to 24.3 points per game in the West finals on 37.9% shooting and 26.1% from 3-point range.
Game 6 underscored the slump: Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting as the Spurs turned a 60-53 halftime edge into a 118-91 rout with a 32-13 third quarter.
Oklahoma City still gets Game 7 at home, where it went 34-8 in the regular season, though All-Star forward Jalen Williams is expected to miss the game with a hamstring injury.
Gilgeous-Alexander said he will trust his usual shot profile rather than change late in the season, framing the finale as a chance to answer the Spurs' pressure and strengthen his standing among NBA greats.
Without his All-Star teammate, can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carry his team past the Spurs in a do-or-die Game 7?
Is this Game 7 the birth of the NBA's next great superstar rivalry between SGA and Wembanyama?
Has Victor Wembanyama's defense cracked the code to stopping the NBA's two-time reigning MVP?