More than halfway through the 2024-25 campaign, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the frontrunner to win MVP.

The Thunder are set for their Sunday game against the Portland Trail Blazers, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is fully fit to take the court.

The first meeting between these teams was about the Cavaliers offense. The rematch was about the Thunder defense.

NBA game winning streak ended with a loss to the Dallas Mavericks, despite strong performances from Jalen Williams. However, PJ Washington stole the spotlight with a dominant performance. Shai's surprising comments about Washington caught many off guard.

This stretch of January around Martin Luther King Jr. Day is usually peak evaluation time in the NBA front-office world. It’s one of the milestone points where teams will have full-staff pow-wows and talk things out,

At 32 points per game, Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA's leading scorer this season. His Thunder have the NBA's best record at 36-7. It's a two-man race right now, and when it's this close, a few signature moments like Westbrook's game-winner back in 2017 can make all of the difference.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night. Jalen Williams added 24 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Thunder rebound from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 27th 30 point game of the season. Most 30 point games in the NBA. SGA has scored 30+ in 61.4% of his games.Source: Twitter @BrandonRahbar