Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league's analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB.

Any hopes that the Oklahoma City Thunder will provide bulleting board material for their upcoming back-to-back against the Denver Nuggets were sorely mistaken. Billed as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs.

Any hopes that the Oklahoma City Thunder will provide bulleting board material for their upcoming back-to-back against the Denver Nuggets were sorely mistaken. Billed as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs.

After all, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having an MVP-worthy season. SGA is leading the NBA in scoring and second in steals while leading the team with the best record in the Western Conference.