‘Luka (Dončić) Would Never,’ ‘Fake MVP’ – NBA World Reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Wild Playoff Stat
Apr 2, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) dribbles as Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) defends during the first quarter at Paycom Center. © Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images After two rounds, it looked like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder may ease their way back into the NBA Finals. Instead, after easily disposing of the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers with back-to-back sweeps, the Thunder dropped game 1 of the Western Conference Finals to the San Antonio Spurs 122-115 on Monday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who won his second straight MVP this week, had a miserable night , scoring 24 points on just 7-of-23 shooting in the loss. His poor performance revealed a surprising statistic. NBA World Compares Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Dončić Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 28.
6 points, 7. 7 assists, and 3. 0 rebounds per game this postseason, but much like last season, he is struggling from beyond the arc (31.
6%) and has had a couple of tough nights despite the Thunder winning eight of their nine postseason games. According to Underdog Sports, “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a -35. 6 net on-off rating in this year’s playoffs,” which “is the lowest mark of any qualified player still remaining in the postseason.
” The NBA world took that information and ran with it, with some comparing Gilgeous-Alexander to another MVP candidate in Lakers star Luka Dončić. Luka Dončić Stan(d) compared SGA to Dončić, claiming he’d never post such poor numbers . Kyrie_Donic agreed, saying SGA isn’t as valuable as he seems .