After the win, Holmgren fired back at Gilgeous-Alexander’s critics, focusing solely on the All-Star’s field-goal percentage while overlooking every other facet of SGA’s game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played into all his MVP, game-closing, midrange-loving ways as the Thunder closed out the Grizzlies in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 38 points, helping OKC to a second-round date with the winner between the Clippers and Nuggets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of their Western Conference Playoffs matchup, but Ja Morant believes it might have gone down differently had he not exited Game 3—and then missed Game 4—with a left hip contusion.