{"id":308,"date":"2025-06-18T17:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secureserverdot.com\/?p=308"},"modified":"2025-06-19T08:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:50:36","slug":"stats-reveal-how-historic-shai-gilgeous-alexander-has-been-in-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.secureserverdot.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/stats-reveal-how-historic-shai-gilgeous-alexander-has-been-in-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Stats Reveal How Historic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Has Been In NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_456289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-456289\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-456289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.secureserverdot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2220495512-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"2025 NBA Finals - Game Five\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-456289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/sports\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> could become NBA champions by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander has been sensational during the Finals against the Indiana Pacers and has quite literally earned a place in league history.<\/p>\n<p>According to StatMuse, Gilgeous-Alexander is now top-five all-time in points per game, steals per game, and stocks per game in the Finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-script=\"true\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SGA is top 5 all-time in<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Points per game<br \/>\u2014 Steals per game<br \/>\u2014 Stocks per game<\/p>\n<p>in the Finals. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B9Zobb8VnL\">pic.twitter.com\/B9Zobb8VnL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statmuse\/status\/1934980099201290273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t that surprising, because Gilgeous-Alexander has been on a tear since the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He earned the MVP trophy, led the league in scoring, and also claimed Western Conference Finals MVP.<\/p>\n<p>And now he is close to getting his first title while putting himself in the NBA history books.<\/p>\n<p>During this Finals run, he has averaged 32.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.8 blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander has been doing it all for his team and really does feel like their most valuable star.<\/p>\n<p>However, he&#8217;s not alone.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he wasn&#8217;t the top scorer for the Thunder in Game 5.<\/p>\n<p>That honor went to Jalen Williams, who had a career night with 40 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder love Gilgeous-Alexander and all that he does for them, but they aren&#8217;t winning just because of him.<\/p>\n<p>They are a deep, talented, relentless team and produce on both ends of the court.<\/p>\n<p>This season could not have gone much better for Gilgeous-Alexander, but the job isn&#8217;t done yet.<\/p>\n<p>He wants to win the Finals and prove that his team has been the best all season, despite what some critics have said.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming part of Finals history is great, but Gilgeous-Alexander demands more from himself and his squad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/stats-reveal-how-historic-shai-gilgeous-alexander-has-been-in-nba-finals\/\">Stats Reveal How Historic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Has Been In NBA Finals<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\">The Cold Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images) &nbsp; 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