Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drops Truth Bomb On Thunder's Loss To Celtics
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kept it real when discussing the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drops Truth Bomb On Thunder's Loss To Celtics originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After suffering one of their most disappointing losses of the 2025-26 campaign against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, the Boston Celtics responded with one of their best wins of the year, as they handed the top team in the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder, a 119-109 defeat .
Jaylen Brown went toe-to-toe with leading MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in this one, with the latter coming up short this time around. While this loss was by no means Gilgeous-Alexander's fault (33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 10/12 FGM), he expressed disappointment in the Thunder's inability to take down a top-tier C's squad. "Every time you play the Boston Celtics , you get a playoff feel.
No matter what day it is. No matter who’s out there. " Gilgeous-Alexander admitted after the game.
"They’re super well-coached. They have really good players ... It’s a game that you see where you really are, and they test you.