On a night in which he hoisted the NBA MVP trophy for the first time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proved why he earned the honor in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder star posted 38 points and eight assists in a 118-103 win to take a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who now have the unenviable task of needing to take four out of five from the league's top team by record to reach the NBA Finals.

While winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award is the highest honor a player can individually receive, Gilgeous-Alexander is more focused on the bigger prize — winning an NBA Championship this season. He’s just seven wins away from making that happen, which would truly make this one of the most impressive individual seasons in recent history.