The normally stoic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was caught smiling on camera after a Game 3 loss at Denver that put Oklahoma City down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals. Oklahoma City's MVP award finalist spent the rest of the series showing what he was grinning about.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder rise to the occasion, and the reward is facing Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves.

In Game 7, Gilgeous-Alexander was nothing short of spectacular. He dropped 35 points on 12-of-19 shooting, adding four assists, three steals, three rebounds, a block, and not a single turnover in 36 m...