How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Silenced the Doubters and Sealed His MVP Destiny in Thunder’s Game 2 Triumph
Coach Chris Finch tried to resort to more aggressive tactics on Gilgeous-Alexander late in Game 2, but his team’s rotations behind the help were subpar and the Thunder’s great ball movement exposed these ploys easily. With under three minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves brought a hard double team on SGA before he even got to the 3-point line. Gilgeous-Alexander gave up the ball early, and a few easy passes later, Chet Holmgren had a layup.
The Nuggets had worse individual perimeter defenders but moved more in concert with each other as a team against Gilgeous-Alexander. Aaron Gordon’s elite play on the back line helped clean up a lot of messes. The Timberwolves need to get back to good team defense because stopping SGA is about a lot more than the one man guarding him.
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