“A game and the winner takes it all. It's your best and make your best game. I don't try to complicate it”That was the reflection aloud that he launched Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the American environment Andscape When he left him Gainbridge Fieldhouse before taking the bus that would take to the Thunder To the airport to return to Oklahoma. His team had been razed by the Pacers (108-91). The Thunder star had already reset and I thought about the seventh and final game of the final that will decide tonight (2.00 he) The NBA champion.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cariacontecido Al Final del Sixth party of La Final.
It will be The first seventh game of the NBA finals since 2016when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers They defeated a Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at home in the decisive party. And the Twenty -game in the history of the NBA finals that are decided in the seventh encounter. In 16 of those 20 finals the team that played at home won the ring (75%).
The story 'plays' in favor of the Thunder
The story is on the side of the Thunderbut the story does not play. “We have a game for everything, for everything we have worked for, and they too. The best team on Sunday will win.”Shai said, undisputed star of the finals, where He is averaging 30.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2 robberies and a plug. It is no accident that I was proclaimed MVP of the season after receiving 71 of the 100 votes For first place.
We have a game for everything, for everything we have worked for, and they too. The best team this Sunday will win
His performance in the regular season, with sidereral averages of 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and 5 reboundsthe best brand in the league, led the Thunder to the leadership (68-14). And if there is a player capable of making a difference alone in the decisive game that is Shai. Although he renieves his role as superhero: “I don't feel that I have to do anything more to show the best version of myself. That can be applied to all others. We simply have to contribute what we have, what we have contributed all year, to give our best. “
I don't feel that I have to do anything more to show the best version of myself. It is a game for everything we always dream of. If you win, you get everything. If you lose, nothing
If the Thunder win the ring nobody doubts that The final MVP award will fall on the Canadian base. But if the Pacers conquer Oklahoma Paycom Center, criticism will be primed with Shai, which many will blame for not having been able to take their team to the ring with everything in their favor. He flees from the pressure, but admits how much the game of tonight meansprobably the most important of his career: “It's a game for everything we always dream. If you earn, you get everything. If you lose, you get nothing. That simple ”.
Decisive Party Expert
His experience in decisive matches supports him. He scored 27 points when Canada was eliminated by France in the quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He scored 35 points when Thunder defeated the Nuggets in the seventh game of the semifinals of the western conference of these playoffs. AND He has scored 30 or more points in the three triumphs of Oklahoma in these finals. It always yields in decisive matches and knows how to do it: “All those experiences in decisive parties help me, no doubt. Each party teaches lessons, but those parties in particular, without a doubt, will help me, ”he confessed.
