The Thunder are looking to bounce back after their shocking loss in the final seconds to Indiana in NBA Finals Game 1. The Pacers vs. Thunder series continues on Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, with Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Below, we’ll break down the top Shai Gilgeous-Alexander projections for Thunder vs. Pacers tonight on PrizePicks NBA, as SGA looks to even up the series at 1-1. In the playoffs, the Thunder star PG is averaging 30.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game.
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Top Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Projections vs. Pacers in NBA Playoffs
Here is the top SGA projection to target in Pacers vs. Thunder in NBA Finals Game 2 on Sunday, June 8, for PrizePicks NBA. New to PrizePicks? Just pick More or Less on player stat projections to win real money throughout the NBA Finals.
Thunder PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 41.5 Pts+Asts
The Thunder squandered a 15-point lead in the Game 1 loss, capped off by Gilgeous-Alexander missing a crucial shot in the final seconds.. However, Gilgeous-Alexander carried the Thunder with a game-high 38 points, including hitting 14 field goals for a second straight contest. No other Thunder player scored more than 17 points in Game 1.
SGA has shot better from 3-point range the last two games since struggling early in the playoffs. In Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against Minnesota, SGA hit 2-of-4 attempts from long distance. He followed that up with a 3-of-6 performance in Game 1 against Indiana.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 41 combined points and assists in Game 1. In four of five games of the Western Conference Finals, he surpassed the 41.5 points and assists projection.
SGA dished out only three assists against the Pacers in Game 1, his lowest output of the entire playoffs. He entered the NBA Finals averaging nearly seven assists a game, including seven games of at least eight assists.
Game 1 marked the second time in the playoffs that SGA attempted at least 30 shots from the floor. In the first instance, he scored 40 points and dished out 10 assists in the two-point win in Game 4 of the WCF against Minnesota.
SGA looks to keep up this 50% pace from 3-point range, as Indiana is second in the NBA this postseason in road defensive 3-point percentage at 31.7%.
In the four games following a loss this postseason, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 33.5 points and six assists a game.
More SGA Projections vs. Pacers in NBA Finals
Here are other top Shai Gilgeous-Alexander projections vs. the Pacers for NBA Finals Game 2 via PrizePicks.
- 34.5 Points
- 5.5 Rebounds
- 7 Assists
- 47.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
- 1.5 3-Pointers Made (Goblin)
- 13 Rebs+Asts
- 12 FG Made
- 4 Points in First 5 Minutes
- 55.5 Fantasy Score
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In spite of Oklahoma City’s one-point loss to Indiana in Game 1, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looks for another big performance in tonight’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals series vs. the Pacers.
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