[花邊] Anthony Edwards賽後發表認為 Shai是MVP

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43244247/thunder-shai-gilgeous-alexander-mvp-nba-edwards-says

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Minnesota Timberwolvessuperstar Anthony Edwards, beaming with admiration of an All-NBA rival, didn't hesitate when asked about Oklahoma City'sShai Gilgeous-Alexander.
"The MVP of the NBA," Edwards told ESPN.
The season hasn't reached the halfway point yet, but Edwards has seen enough todeclare that Gilgeous-Alexander should be en route to earning his first MVP award after finishing as the runner-up last season.
Actually, Edwards saw way too much from Gilgeous-Alexander during the Thunder's113-105 win over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night at the Paycom Center. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points on 15-of-23 shooting, including 19 points during the third quarter while Oklahoma City seized control of the game.
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It was the 12th consecutive win for the Thunder, a streak that doesn't include the NBA Cup finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, which doesn't count as a regular-season game. Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 33.4 points on 56.6% shooting fromthe field during the longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City.
"I feel like I'm flowing, like the game's just coming," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "I'm not pressing, not thinking, just out there hooping. The hard work's paying off."
Gilgeous-Alexander ranks second in the league in scoring (31.3 points) and second in steals (2.0) for the 27-5 Thunder, who have the Western Conference's best record and the NBA's top-ranked defense. He's shooting 52.8% from the field while also averaging 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.2 blocks.
It's the ease with which Gilgeous-Alexander scores that awes Edwards.
"To me, he's unguardable," Edwards said. "As far as any one-on-one matchup, yeah, you can go on and give it up. Just give him two points most of the time. So Ithink you got to trap him. Maybe that don't work, but you got to try it. For sure you got to send a second body, especially if he got a favorable matchup. Anytime he got somebody that he knows can't guard him, ah, he going to score every time."

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whose 31.3 points per game rank second in the NBA, hasled the Thunder to a Western Conference-best 27-5 record. AP Photo/Kyle Phillips
Edwards acknowledged that three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, who is averaging 31.0 points, 12.9 rebounds and 9.5 assists for the 18-13 Denver Nuggets, is also building a quality case again. But Edwards is adamant that Gilgeous-Alexander should be considered the MVP front-runner.
"I don't know if they could give it to [Jokic] again," said Edwards, who had 20points in the loss. "Yeah, I would say Shai. Yeah, he's looking like the MVP, man. He was incredible once again tonight.

"He's consistent every night. His team gonna give him the ball and just let himrock out every night. It's nothing to think about. 'Hey, get Shai the ball and he going to get busy, and then we're going to figure it out after that.' I love watching that. It's incredible, man. If he is keeping him like that, I hope theygive [MVP] to him this year for sure. I feel like he should have won it last year, but he's playing out his mind right now."
Gilgeous-Alexander was flattered to receive such praise from a competitor of Edwards' stature.
"No offense to you guys in the media, but the best satisfaction is when your peers and the guys that do the same thing for a living at a very high level that you do recognize and respect your craft and your talent," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "That's a really good feeling. Obviously the caliber player he is, the sky's the limit. Hard-fought battle tonight."

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Minnesota Timberwolvessuperstar Anthony Edwards, beaming with admiration of an All-NBA rival, didn't hesitate when asked about Oklahoma City'sShai Gilgeous-Alexander.
"The MVP of the NBA," Edwards told ESPN.
The season hasn't reached the halfway point yet, but Edwards has seen enough todeclare that Gilgeous-Alexander should be en route to earning his first MVP award after finishing as the runner-up last season.
Actually, Edwards saw way too much from Gilgeous-Alexander during the Thunder's113-105 win over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night at the Paycom Center. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points on 15-of-23 shooting, including 19 points during the third quarter while Oklahoma City seized control of the game.
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It was the 12th consecutive win for the Thunder, a streak that doesn't include the NBA Cup finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, which doesn't count as a regular-season game. Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 33.4 points on 56.6% shooting fromthe field during the longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City.
"I feel like I'm flowing, like the game's just coming," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "I'm not pressing, not thinking, just out there hooping. The hard work's paying off."
Gilgeous-Alexander ranks second in the league in scoring (31.3 points) and second in steals (2.0) for the 27-5 Thunder, who have the Western Conference's best record and the NBA's top-ranked defense. He's shooting 52.8% from the field while also averaging 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.2 blocks.
It's the ease with which Gilgeous-Alexander scores that awes Edwards.
"To me, he's unguardable," Edwards said. "As far as any one-on-one matchup, yeah, you can go on and give it up. Just give him two points most of the time. So Ithink you got to trap him. Maybe that don't work, but you got to try it. For sure you got to send a second body, especially if he got a favorable matchup. Anytime he got somebody that he knows can't guard him, ah, he going to score every time."

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whose 31.3 points per game rank second in the NBA, hasled the Thunder to a Western Conference-best 27-5 record. AP Photo/Kyle Phillips
Edwards acknowledged that three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, who is averaging 31.0 points, 12.9 rebounds and 9.5 assists for the 18-13 Denver Nuggets, is also building a quality case again. But Edwards is adamant that Gilgeous-Alexander should be considered the MVP front-runner.
"I don't know if they could give it to [Jokic] again," said Edwards, who had 20points in the loss. "Yeah, I would say Shai. Yeah, he's looking like the MVP, man. He was incredible once again tonight.

"He's consistent every night. His team gonna give him the ball and just let himrock out every night. It's nothing to think about. 'Hey, get Shai the ball and he going to get busy, and then we're going to figure it out after that.' I love watching that. It's incredible, man. If he is keeping him like that, I hope theygive [MVP] to him this year for sure. I feel like he should have won it last year, but he's playing out his mind right now."
Gilgeous-Alexander was flattered to receive such praise from a competitor of Edwards' stature.
"No offense to you guys in the media, but the best satisfaction is when your peers and the guys that do the same thing for a living at a very high level that you do recognize and respect your craft and your talent," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "That's a really good feeling. Obviously the caliber player he is, the sky's the limit. Hard-fought battle tonight."

今日NBA常規賽，雷霆以113-105戰勝森林狼。安東尼-愛德華茲在賽後接受了ESPN記者Tim MacMahon的採訪。

在談到俄克拉荷馬城雷霆隊的謝伊-吉爾傑斯-亞歷山大時，他毫不猶豫地稱贊道：

“NBA的MVP，”愛德華茲說道。

“在我看來，他是不可防守的，Edwards說道。“任何一對一的對位，基本上可以直接放棄了，大部分時間你就當他拿到兩分吧。所以我覺得必須夾擊他。可能這也沒用，但你得試試。尤其是當他有一個有利的對位時，你必須派第二個人來防守他。他如果知道對面的人防不住他，那他每次都會得分。”

Edwards承認，三屆MVP得主Joki 也有很強的競爭力。本賽季Joki 場均31.0分、12.9個籃板和9.5次助攻，帶領掘金取得18勝13負的戰績。但Edwards堅持認為，SGA應該是目前MVP的領跑者。

“我不知道他們是否會再把MVP給約基奇，”愛德華茲說道，“但我會選Shai。他打得就像MVP一樣，他今晚再次表現得不可思議。

“他每晚都很穩定。他的球隊會給他球權，讓他每晚都去掌控比賽。這毫無疑問。‘嘿，把球給Shai，他會搞定一切，然後我們再想辦法。’我喜歡看他打球，真的太精彩了。如果他能保持這種狀態，我希望他們今年能把MVP給他。我覺得去年就該是他的，他現在真的打得像個天神。”

來源： ESPN

AE居然服氣了？目前現役是不是只有講出服氣Joki 跟SGA過？

SGA這季真的太強了

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