Following a Game 1 collapse to the Denver Nuggets, questions swirled around the Oklahoma City Thunder, and more specifically its ball-centric superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Were the Thunder worthy of their “contender” moniker?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is mostly an expressionless, seemingly emotionless model of consistency. Whether Oklahoma City's superstar guard has an off night or scores 50 points, the cool Canadian sticks to the script.

If Shai’s allowed to use his off arm, which he’s very good at, you hope that they’ll allow us to at least have some impact with his body. It goes both ways. The guy is so