Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals to help the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-123 on Sunday night to open a home-and-home set.

For the better part of eight minutes, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blacked out.  Before his fourth-quarter insertion, he’d already turned his gaze toward coach Mark Daigneault several times, impatiently awaiting his name.

Although OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the MVP frontrunner, he knows his team has the ability to win it all — and that's most important.