Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player on Sunday after main the Oklahoma City Thunder to a title-clinching victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The 26-year-old Canadian star turns into the primary participant since LeBron James in 2012-2013 to win each the NBA common season MVP and Finals MVP in the identical marketing campaign.
“For me this is a win for my family, it’s a win for my friends, it’s a win for everybody that was in my corner growing up,” Gilgeous-Alexander stated after the Thunder’s 103-91 win.
“It means everything. This is why you play the sport — you play every sport to win. We have a team full of competitors, we did what it took to be champions and we deserve this. We rose to the moment and here we are.”
The Thunder star joins an unique membership of solely 11 gamers to have achieved the feat which incorporates James, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Willis Reed.
Gilgeous-Alexander produced a blinding efficiency in Sunday’s recreation seven decider in Oklahoma City, ending with 29 factors, 12 assists and 5 rebounds, a pair of blocked photographs and a steal.
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