{"id":432,"date":"2022-11-17T17:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/17\/shai-gilgeous-alexander-leads-nba-in-total-points-on-unassisted-2-pointers\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:57:19","slug":"shai-gilgeous-alexander-leads-nba-in-total-points-on-unassisted-2-pointers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/17\/shai-gilgeous-alexander-leads-nba-in-total-points-on-unassisted-2-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads NBA in total points on unassisted 2-pointers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander currently leads the NBA in total points on unassisted 2-pointers this season. He ranks fourth in points (410), first in 2-point field goals (137), third in steals (27), and first in field goals (151).<\/p>\n

Through 13 starts, the fifth-year player is having an MVP-caliber season. The guard is averaging a career-high 31.5 points per game, along with 4.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.5 blocks.<\/p>\n

Per a few NBA betting sites<\/a>, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander now has the 14th-best odds to win MVP in 2023. Though, the guard is the betting favorite to win NBA Most Improved Player.<\/p>\n

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties his career-high with 42 points<\/p>\n

\u2014 OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is also shooting 53.9% from the field and 37.8% from 3-point range. His usage percentage ranks as the sixth-best in the league (32.6%).<\/p>\n

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is the only player with more unassisted points at the rim. Plus, Gilgeous-Alexander is logging 24 drives per game, his second-most since the 2020-21 season (25.2).<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the NBA in total points on unassisted 2-pointers<\/h2>\n

On Wednesday night, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal drained a potential game-winning shot against the Thunder in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. Washington led 120-118 with 6.1 seconds left.<\/p>\n

But then Thunder coach Mark Daigneault called a timeout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just wanted to make sure we got [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander] the ball,\u201d Daigneault said after the game.<\/p>\n

After the timeout, the Kentucky product was given one last opportunity to give Oklahoma City the win. The guard then sank a game-winning step-back 3-pointer, leaving just 1.1 seconds left on the clock.<\/p>\n

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Jayson Tatum enters tonight’s game with OKC needing 9 points to regain the NBA scoring lead from Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n

The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 Sunday at MSG to move into 5th. pic.twitter.com\/zIBPLWiKoR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) November 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oklahoma City\u2019s 121-120 win over the Wizards was the team\u2019s seventh win of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of knew Shai was gonna shoot a three,\u201d Thunder guard Lu Dort added. \u201cThat\u2019s just him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended his performance with 37 points, 4.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 block in 36 minutes played. He finished 13-of-26 (50%) shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 (50%) from downtown.<\/p>\n

It was the guard\u2019s ninth 30-point effort this season. The Thunder\u2019s 108-94 road loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov. 5 was Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s only game with less than 20 points this season.<\/p>\n

He has not yet recorded any double-doubles or triple-doubles, but the guard is an offensive juggernaut. Without SGA, the Thunder would probably have less than three wins right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n