{"id":118546,"date":"2025-01-17T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=118546"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:21:21","slug":"shai-gilgeous-alexander-free-throws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/17\/shai-gilgeous-alexander-free-throws\/","title":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander \u2013 “I Don\u2019t Need Free Throws”"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> was asked about his scoring outburst. The point guard scored 40 points in three quarters and only 29 minutes. With the win against the Cavaliers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has added another wrinkle to his MVP campaign.<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander \u2013 “I Don\u2019t Need Free Throws”<\/h2>\n

Speaking to reporters after the game, Gilgeous-Alexander talked about his ability to score in any situation. Asked about his scoring outburst, Shai replied,<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need free throws. When they come it\u2019s a plus, but I don\u2019t need them. I\u2019ll get it however I take it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Thunder\u2019s star player<\/a> also tried to downplay the situation. The game was hyped as the matchup featured\u00a0the league’s two best records<\/a>. Their matchup in Cleveland last week was spectacular, a close game to the wire. This time, however, things were different as the Thunder won 134-114. SGA said,<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight was a good performance, we did the things we were supposed to do. For us, it was just another night of basketball, another night of competing together. It happened to be on TV, it happened to be a hyped game, but for us, we\u2019re at home in front of the best fans in the NBA and we gave it our all.\u201d<\/p>\n