The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing elimination on Saturday where Sports Radio Icon Dan Patrick pleads for star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to shoot more.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have their backs against the wall, facing elimination in Game 6 after dropping a pivotal Game 5 in the Paycom Center. As the season is on the line for the youngest No. 1 seed in NBA history that clawed for 57-wins in the rough and tumble Western Conference during the regular season, something has to change for the team to keep their season alive.
Sports Radio Icon Dan Patrick took to the microphone on Thursday to beg Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to do more, comparing the second-place Most Valuable Player Award finisher to New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson. "This doesn't sound fair to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but he needs to be Brunson-like. Hey, you got 30, you gotta get 40... sometimes you gotta take matters into your own hands." Patrick said this week.
Gilgeous-Alexander has certainly not been the problem for the Oklahoma City Thunder in this series who have labored offensively. As the Thunder dropped a critical Game 5 on Wednesday, the star poured in 30 points, six rebounds, eight assists, two steals, a block and shot 54 percent from the floor. Though Patrick does touch on a point - with their backs against the wall and his teammates not hitting their shots, perhaps Gilgeous-Alexander canRylan Stiles is a credentialed media member covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. He hosts the Locked On Thunder Podcast, and is Lead Beat Writer for Inside the Thunder. Rylan is also an award-winning play-by-play broadcaster for the Oklahoma Sports Network.
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