![[Melnick] “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a -35.6 net on-off rating in this year’s playoffs,” which “is the lowest mark of any qualified player still remaining in the postseason.”](https://external-preview.redd.it/J3SzIbykqd0CTWGX-iezqqTRmcNTgV_VIi0MZEqkv_c.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ea2c6ed06d8aa0294a3710fd526e55c12ce29c82)
[Melnick] “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a -35.6 net on-off rating in this year’s playoffs,” which “is the lowest mark of any qualified player still remaining in the postseason.”
After two rounds, it looked like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder may ease their way back into the NBA Finals.
Instead, after easily disposing of the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers with back-to-back sweeps, the Thunder dropped game 1 of the Western Conference Finals to the San Antonio Spurs 122-115 on Monday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who won his second straight MVP this week,had a miserable night, scoring 24 points on just 7-of-23 shooting in the loss. His poor performance revealed a surprising statistic.
NBA World Compares Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Dončić
Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 28.6 points, 7.7 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game this postseason, but much like last season, he is struggling from beyond the arc (31.6%) and has had a couple of tough nights despite the Thunder winning eight of their nine postseason games.
According to Underdog Sports, “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a -35.6 net on-off rating in this year’s playoffs,” which “is the lowest mark of any qualified player still remaining in the postseason.”
The NBA world took that information and ran with it, with some comparing Gilgeous-Alexander to another MVP candidate in Lakers star Luka Dončić.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-don-never-fake-mvp-202823165.html