The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen their young core gel in a unique way, starting at the top with their star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who has turned into the leader of the squad.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have bucked a lot of trends this season. Young teams are not supposed to be this good, NBA squads are not supposed to haveAfter being pegged for 44.5 wins by the almighty odds makers in Vegas, Oklahoma City shattered those expectations en route to winning 57 games in the toughest Western Conference we have seen.
“Usually it's just him talking us through mistakes and stuff. He's not in here ranting like Kobe was where he's — he doesn't have a shoe yet — but he’s not the type of guy to like, your shoes away because he doesn't want us wearing his signature. That's not him," Holmgren said of Gilgeous-Alexander. The first-year center gave an example of how Gilgeous-Alexander holds him accountable telling a story of what unfolded on Tuesday against the Mavericks to close the third quarter as Kyrie Irving splashed a triple.
“ was yelling ‘All he could do is shoot,’ and I wasn’t up. I knew I up. He didn’t have to tell me. But yeah, he got on me," Holmgren recalled from Game 1 against the Mavericks. Oklahoma City attempts to stay perfect in the postseason tonight against the Dallas Mavericks and protect home-court advantage.
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