TORONTO — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exhaled for dramatic effect before ranking his three 32-point performances.
“This one might be the best one,” he said after the Thunder’s 98-97 win against the Raptors on Sunday. “For sure.”
A week and a half ago, Gilgeous-Alexander set a career high against the Suns, and he’s tied it twice since. First against the Clippers two days later, and then again on Sunday.
There are plenty of circumstantial reasons for Sunday’s performance to be Gilgeous-Alexander’s favorite. He played one of the best games of his career in his hometown and in front of friends and family.