OKC and Boston are dominant, but their Wednesday matchup could be impacted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's defense.

Alexander wasn’t forgotten late Monday night. He was just forced to be a bystander. He was complemented in coach Mark Daigneault’s eyes.  “They were able to limit his attempts,” Daigneault said after the Nuggets' 140-127 win over the Thunder at Paycom Center to split the season series at 2-2.

All NBA eyes were glued to the Oklahoma City Thunder 's 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. In the primetime ABC afternoon slot, undecided voters and fans wanted to see who'd win a head-to-head clash between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic.

On a big stage, OKC showed a nationally televised audience why it's been dominant and why that might pay off with an NBA title.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder roared past Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at Paycom Center.

After the Thunder lost All-Star Jalen Williams to injury, the Nuggets focused their energy on limiting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. For Daigneault, it was a kind of defensive coverage he'd never quite seen on his All-Star guard.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 41 points to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-103 victory Wednesday over the slumping Memphis Grizzlies, who lost their season-high fourth straight game.

Shannon Sharpe believes that Nikola Jokic, not Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, is the best player in basketball.

In a battle of this NBA season’s two leading MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got one up on Nikola Jokić with a huge 40-point performance to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominant 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets.