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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nShai Gilgeous-Alexander stat line not ‘most important’ thing in Thunder-Lakers series<\/p>\n
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on how he would assess his play this playoff series after the Thunder’s 131-108 win over the Lakers on Saturday: “They obviously haven’t been my best performances. But I think I’ve been able to help the team win, and that’s most important.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stephen A. Smith\u00a0ripped\u00a0former Phoenix Suns<\/a> big\u00a0Deandre Ayton after the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> fell behind\u00a0the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>3-0 intheir Western Conference semifinals series.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThat damn Deandre Ayton,\u201d Smith said on ESPN\u2019s First Take on Monday, May 11. \u201cI mean, this\u00a0dude. I\u00a0bring up\u00a0the fact that\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0from the\u00a0Bahamas and people say, ‘Why you keep bringing that up?’ I said because he plays 50% of the time\u00a0as if he\u2019s\u00a0lounging on the beach.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0how he plays. You see the frustration on the faces of the Lakers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Averaging career-low postseason numbers,\u00a0Ayton posted 10 points and six rebounds,\u00a0with five coming on the offensive boards, along with three fouls,\u00a0a steal\u00a0and a block in the Lakers 131-108 loss in Game 3 on\u00a0May 9 in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere was one point, I think (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)\u00a0or somebody got an And-1 on him. He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0attempt\u00a0to move his feet. He\u00a0just stretched his arms and pushed the\u00a0dude. … No sliding those puppies as (Kendrick Perkins) would say or anything like that.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0demoralizing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n