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Thunder's Mark Daigneault reveals Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's message amid MVP push
After back-to-back games between the top MVP candidates, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets’ MVP Nikola Jokic, head coach Mark Daigneault delivered his take on the race. Both teams split the mini-series, evening Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic’s highly-anticipated showdown, 1-1.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets better of fellow MVP candidate Nikola Jokić as Oklahoma City Thunder dominate Denver Nuggets
In a battle of this NBA season’s two leading MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got one up on Nikola Jokić with a huge 40-point performance to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominant 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Nikola Jokic lifts Denver Nuggets past Oklahoma City Thunder
Telling reporters afterward that he's "playing the best basketball of my life," Denver star Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists, as his Nuggets defeated the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.
Nikola Jokic Weights in on NBA MVP Battle With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander—faced off in back-to-back games between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday and Monday. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander got to directly go up against each other,
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic praises Thunder coaching staff after win in OKC
Nuggets star Nikola Jokić praises Thunder coaching staff from his NBA All-Star experience Monday night after Denver's win in OKC.
2025 NBA MVP Race: 5 Hot Takes On Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, More
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Oklahoma City Thunder not taken seriously as title contenders by rival teams
Despite having one of the best records in the NBA and the odds-on favorite to win MVP, it seems a lot of teams don’t take the Oklahoma City Thunder seriously as a title contender this spring. After ...
Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic play to a draw in back-to-back games between top MVP candidates
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, two of the favorites for the NBA’s MVP award, showed why in a pair of exciting ...
Nikola Jokic Talks NBA MVP Race vs. SGA: 'I'm Playing the Best Basketball of My Life'
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Former Kentucky Guard Not Getting Caught Up in NBA MVP Race
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as one of the NBA ’s most dominant forces, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to the top ...
OKC Thunder Superstars Earns Back Top Spot on NBA MVP Ladder
The Oklahoma City Thunder sit at 51-11, 10.5 games up on the No. 2 seeded Los Angeles Lakers. This is in large part due to ...
2017 MVP Russell Westbrook earns standing ovation in Thunder's win vs. Nuggets
Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke on his MVP race with Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic after Sunday's 127-103 win.
Doris Burke weighs in on what makes an MVP and why SGA and Jokic are ahead of Jayson Tatum
Burke said she could die on either hill when it comes to SGA and Jokic's arguments for the MVP race. Jayson Tatum has a ...
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics: How to Stream the NBA Game Online
The defending NBA champs, Boston Celtics, will face off against the Western Conference juggernauts Oklahoma City Thunder in a ...