{"id":409983,"date":"2022-10-23T17:05:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T17:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=409983"},"modified":"2022-10-23T17:05:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T17:05:12","slug":"i-feel-good-not-where-i-want-to-be-shai-gilgeous-alexander-reveals-he-is-still-catching-up-after-missing-pre-season-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-feel-good-not-where-i-want-to-be-shai-gilgeous-alexander-reveals-he-is-still-catching-up-after-missing-pre-season-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Feel Good&#8230;Not Where I Want to be&#8221;: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Reveals He is Still Catching Up After Missing Pre-Season Due to Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander participated in the Oklahoma City Thunder&#8217;s first regular-season game after sitting out all the team&#8217;s preseason contests. He performed as predicted. On 12-of-23 shooting, he finished with 32 points, six rebounds, and five assists. He played really well for a guy who missed the preseason. He hasn&#8217;t scored over 30 points since he did, but in 15 of his past 23 games, he&#8217;s been close. As the Thunder&#8217;s season progresses, scoring will be Gilgeous-primary Alexander&#8217;s responsibility.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aFO30Dkbr5A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets defeated the Thunder 122-117 on Saturday night, a team that has a penchant for playing the Nuggets tight. Nikola Jokic pulled off the correct moves at the right moments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"\u201cHad Two Personalities\u201d: 2X NBA MVP Showers Massive Praise on Kobe Bryant and Having \u2018Similar Mindset\u2019 as Him\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/had-two-personalities-2x-nba-mvp-showers-massive-praise-on-kobe-bryant-and-having-similar-mindset-as-him\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cHad Two Personalities\u201d: 2X NBA MVP Showers Massive Praise on Kobe Bryant and Having \u2018Similar Mindset\u2019 as Him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander opens up on his form after coming back from injury<\/h2>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander once again excelled, scoring 28 points and dishing out seven assists. After missing the majority of training camp and all six of the Thunder&#8217;s preseason games due to an MCL injury, SGA is averaging 30 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>\u201cI feel good physically,\u201d<\/em> he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2022\/10\/22\/okc-thunder-vs-denver-nuggets-score-updates-highlights-game-recap\/69582686007\/\">said<\/a>. <em>\u201cI\u2019m not where I want to be.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;m not where I want to be right now,&quot; noting that he&#39;s still catching up on his touch and timing. <\/p>\n<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on how he\u2019s feeling after missing the entire preseason and most of training camp<\/p>\n<p>SGA is averaging 30, 6, and 5 through 2 GP<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_mussatto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joe_mussatto<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ULrDhFxl4\">pic.twitter.com\/6ULrDhFxl4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; . (@WBallCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBallCentral\/status\/1584223070859862016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Thunder will benefit from this, but everyone who must remain in front of him will suffer. Since Gilgeous-Alexander is playing with a much deeper roster, there is a strong chance that he will bring the &#8220;too good to tank&#8221; attitude into this season. As a result, the probability of this team&#8217;s potential increases.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s averages through 2 games:<\/p>\n<p>30.0 PPG<br \/>6.0 APG<br \/>4.5 RPG<\/p>\n<p>Starting the All-Star Campaign early. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S3mV73Rucu\">pic.twitter.com\/S3mV73Rucu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thunder Muse (@ThunderMuse_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThunderMuse_\/status\/1584026208773120001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We shouldn&#8217;t overreact to a few games, of course, but the 6-foot-6 guard has been playing like a near-superstar for the past 20 or so games. It&#8217;s difficult to imagine Gilgeous-Alexander and the improved sophomores finishing the season as a bottom-five club if the Thunder are going to acquire him on a regular basis this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More NBA news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"NBA Commissioner Adam Silver On Victor Wembanyama &amp; Tanking Issue\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-on-victor-wembanyama-tanking-issue\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NBA Commissioner Adam Silver On Victor Wembanyama &amp; Tanking Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Heat\u2019s Caleb Martin, Raptors\u2019 Christian Koloko Ejected After Fight Reaches The Stands\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/heats-caleb-martin-raptors-christian-koloko-ejected-after-fight-reaches-the-stands\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Heat\u2019s Caleb Martin, Raptors\u2019 Christian Koloko Ejected After Fight Reaches The Stands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"\u201cWembamania\u201d: After NBA, Victor Wembanyama Has Already Won Over French Fans as he Prepares For 2023 Draft\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wembamania-after-nba-victor-wembanyama-has-already-won-over-french-fans-as-he-prepares-for-2023-draft\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cWembamania\u201d: After NBA, Victor Wembanyama Has Already Won Over French Fans as he Prepares For 2023 Draft<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\"><strong><em>Follow our NBA page for more key NBA updates and news<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander participated in the Oklahoma City Thunder&#8217;s first regular-season game after sitting out all the team&#8217;s preseason contests. He performed as predicted. On 12-of-23 shooting, he finished with 32 points, six rebounds, and five assists. He played really well for a guy who missed the preseason. He hasn&#8217;t scored over 30 points since he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":407842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,109],"tags":[1907],"class_list":["post-409983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}