On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Detroit Pistons (at home) by a score of 119-103. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished the win with 33 points

Gilgeous-Alexander has a comfortable lead over Jokic in ESPN 's final MVP straw poll. SGA claimed 77 of 100 first-place votes and had 931 total points, while Jokic received the other 23 first-place votes and had 769 total points.

With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being in the MVP race, former Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony gave a penny for his thoughts. He sees Gilgeous-Alexander as one of his banana boat buddies. "This is the beginning of a run for