Splitting between Jaren Jackson Jr. and Marvin Bagley III, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sliced his way to the basket for the easy layup. He let out a sigh of relief. Like regular people who go to the park, the MVP candidate needed to see one go through the basket before he was pulled off the court for the last time.
This could've gone better. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 15 points on 4-of-13 shooting, five assists and three rebounds. He shot 1-of-7 from 3 and went 6-of-7 on free throws. He also had three steals. He only played 23 minutes and sat out the fourth quarter.