Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Falls in Title Tilt Of NBA All-Star Game

The Oklahoma City Thunder saw Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander march his way to the championship bout of the NBA All-Star Game to take on Team Shaq after ousting his teammate in round one dethroning Jalen Williams and Team Kenny.

Feb 16, 2025; San Francisco, CA, USA; Chuck’s Global Stars guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) of the Oklahoma City Thunder warms up before the 2025 NBA All Star Game at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

The Oklahoma City Thunder sent multiple representative to the NBA All-Star weekend, including its two All-Stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams to be coached by Mark Daigneault and Dave Bliss.

The NBA debuted a new format on Sunday, featuring two semi-final games leading up to a championship bout with games being a race to 40 and seeing presentations and entertainment between each contest.

In the first semi-final, Gilgeous-Alexander battled with Williams and the superstar got the better of the first-time All-Star.

The NBA superstar debuted his new signature shoes and scored a game-high 12 points in Team Chuck's 41-32 win over Team Kenny. Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in two rebounds, an assist and a block in the win. Williams finished with two points on an eye-popping lob to couple with an assist, block and steal.

The Thunder superstar awaited the winner of Team Shaq littered with multi-time All-Stars and the Rising Stars squad of Team Candace in the title game. Shaq's squad pulled out a 42-35 win, with Damian Lillard leading the way with 9 points on a trio of triples.

With the championship match set, Gilgeous-Alexander - led by Daigneault - was in line to take home the MVP honor if he could sneak past the veteran-laden squad.

In the title tilt, Gilgeous-Alexander and his squad were on the wrong end of an 11-1 run by Team Shaq which put them behind the eight ball early.

That was too large of a hole to climb out of as Gilgeous-Alexander finished with four points and a rebound in Team Chuck's 41-25 loss to Team Shaq.

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