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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins Feb. 6 to Feb. 12 Western Conference Player of the Week

SGA wins his second Player of the Week of the season.

The NBA announced its player of the week winners for the week of Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the Western Conference version.

In three games during that week, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.3 points on 57.1% shooting and 6.3 assists. The Thunder went 2-1 during the week with wins over the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers.

Gilgeous-Alexander was previously nominated for multiple weeks prior to winning this week. This is the second time Gilgeous-Alexander has won the award this season, the first time being from Oct. 24 to Oct. 30.

The 24-year-old is enjoying his first All-Star season. He’s averaged 31 points on 51.1% shooting, 5.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds in 51 games this season.

The Eastern Conference winner was Boston Celtics guard Derrick White.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins Western Conference Player of the Week award

SGA gets recognition for his impressive three-game stretch.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an impressive week.

After starting 0-3, the Thunder won three straight, beating the LA Clippers twice and the Dallas Mavericks in overtime, to bring their record to 3-3.

For Gilgeous-Alexander, he averaged 31.7 points, 7.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds. His performances in those three games earned him the Western Conference player of the week award for Oct. 24-30.

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This is the second time in Gilgeous-Alexander’s career he earned the player of the week honor. For the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo won the award.

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OKC Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins Western Conference Player of the Week

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins his first career Player of the Week award and becomes the fifth player in Thunder history to win it.

The NBA announced that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won Player of the Week for the Western Conference on Monday for the week of Dec. 20 to Dec. 26.

In four games, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 27.5 points, seven assists and 6.3 rebounds as the Thunder went 3-1. This is the 23-year-old’s first career Player of the Week award and is the fifth player in Thunder history to win it — the other four being Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Dennis Schroder

The last Thunder player to win Player of the Week was Schroder, who won it in December 2019.

This is exciting news to hear and is great to see that Gilgeous-Alexander’s week of productive scoring and playmaking is being recognized by the league. The fourth-year guard joins elite Thunder company with Durant, Westbrook and George.

The Eastern Conference Player of the Week was awarded to New York Knicks’ guard Kemba Walker — who the Thunder previously acquired in the Al Horford trade this past offseason before being released by the franchise.

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Stephen Curry named Western Conference Player of the Week

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry opens the 2021-22 season with his 17th career Western Conference Player of the Week nod.

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the 17th time in his career Monday.

Curry has been on fire to start the season, averaging 31 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and 2.3 steals per game through three games. His opening night triple-double is one of just three recorded by any player on the young season. He has recorded at least a double-double in every game this season.

The 13th-year pro is tied with Kevin Durant, Brandon Ingram and Ja Morant for the most field-goal attempts in the league with 69. Curry is currently tied for second in the league in made 3-pointers with 14, only behind Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes.

Curry holds the Warriors record for most career Player of the Week awards, with 12 more than Tim Hardaway.

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Chris Paul not surprised OKC competing for playoff spot

The Thunder are over .500 for the first time this year. ESPN’s NBA BPI Playoff Odds gives OKC an 85.4% chance to make the postseason.

Oklahoma City is over .500 for the first time this year, thanks in part to a season’s best four-game winning streak.

Dennis Schroder just won the Western Conference Player of the Week and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander set and then matched a career-high 32 points against the Suns and the Clippers.

OKC has continued on after losing their top two stars off of last year’s rosters.

They’ve found a way to deal with injuries to some of their key players. And they’ve competed in almost every game.

With low expectations heading into the season, there may be a lot of people that are surprised that the Oklahoma City Thunder contending for a playoff spot in the West.

But Chris Paul isn’t one of them.

“Yup,” Paul told Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman after practice on Monday. “I thought we’d actually have a better record. I don’t know who I said it to at some point, but I said, no offense, but as long as I’m on the court I feel like we’ve always got a chance. I don’t care what the team is, what it looks like, who it is or whatever.”

As noted by Mussatto, the oddsmakers are siding with Paul.

As of the time of writing on Thursday, December 26, FiveThirtyEight gives Oklahoma City a 79% chance to make the postseason while ESPN’s NBA BPI Playoff Odds have the Thunder at 85.4%.

Don’t get too crazy though, both sites place OKC’s odds of winning a championship at less than .1%.

However, those numbers reflect the Thunder as they are now, with Paul, Danilo Gallinari, and Steven Adams. And with those players available to be traded, a roster shakeup in Oklahoma City could be imminent.

But Paul’s not worried about that right now. He’s focusing on the “small victories”.

“Everybody always tries to tell your story,” Paul said. “Everybody said I didn’t want to be here either. You know what I mean? I think for us it’s just about continuing to play hard and not get ahead of ourselves. Understand it’s a lot of season left. We just got above .500. You take the small victories.”

Oklahoma City will try and complete a perfect homestand with a win over the Grizzlies on Thursday night.

Tip-off against Memphis is at 7 p.m. inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Dennis Schroder named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week

Schroder received the honor after averaging 25.3 points and shooting 50.7% from the field across four Thunder wins in the last week.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced on Monday afternoon.

In four games, Schroder averaged 25.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6 assists to help lead Oklahoma City to a season’s best four-game win streak. He also shot 50.7% from the field.

Schroder topped the 20-point mark in three of the Thunder’s four victories last week and has done so seven times in the last nine games.

The only game in which he did not score 20 or more was in OKC’s comeback win over the Chicago Bulls on December 16. In that game, he scored 18.

In the Thunder’s come-from-behind victory over Memphis on Wednesday, OKC was spurred by Schroder, who tied a career-high with 31 points. In that win, Schroder shot 10-of-19 from the floor and made 10 of his 11 free-throw attempts, including four down the stretch to ice the game.

Schroder and the Thunder return to action on Thursday, when they try and cap a perfect five-for-five homestand with a win over the Grizzlies.