Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was brilliant, putting together his best playoff performance yet, in the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 2 victory. The team had the game decided by halftime, but the MVP finalist played through three quarters to ensure the Denver Nuggets weren't going to mount a comeback.

Game 2's most fervid battle, the OKC frontcourt vs. Nikola Jokic, was a window into the Thunder's early punches and wire-to-wire domination of the Nuggets.

After the game, Gilgeous-Alexander spoke to Stephanie Ready courtside and reflected on what fueled the Thunder's emphatic win in Game 2. While deliberating the next steps for the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander further added,