Thunder RISING 📈 76ers DOWNFALL 📉 Predictions for NBA 2nd Half & MVP race | SportsCenter
On SportsCenter, Richard Jefferson, Chiney Ogwumike and Malika Andrews share their perditions for the second half the of the NBA season post All-Star Break before Quinton Richardson tells Shae Cornette why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the best odds to win NBA MVP as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
0:00 OKC Thunder’s ceiling
1:18 Ailing Philadelphia 76ers
2:35 SGA for MVP?
3:56 Los Angeles Lakers expectations
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For those that don't know. This was not a non-contact injury. AD was tackled late in the 2nd quarter. On the same play PJ got slapped by Thompson by accident. Seguin tackles AD literally dirty like. But nobody noticed apparently but me. Because AD didn't cry about it. But he took a while to get up. Only actually getting up after Kyrie picked him up from the back. He re aggravated something on that particular play. I knew it. you can tell if you find. the original clip of PJ getting slapped. He tried to play through it which was a mistake. But that tells you a lot of the kinda player AD is. He didn't complain to the refs. And he kept trying to play. But he did have words with seguin himself. When they were in position on the next free throw attempts. And Seguin seems to say he didn't mean too. But you can tell when it happened Seguin was getting frustrated with AD's ability to out rebound him with ease.
If you look up "mavs fan makes funny stare down stance." you'll see PJ and Amen wrestling for the ball. And AD just sitting there. This is right after he gets tackled. Noticed how he's just sitting there. He re-aggrevated something right then. That happened late in the 2nd.
SGA should take it this year..
People think jokic is MVP. Don't get it twisted
Notice how NBA players current and retired are saying SGA for MVP, not jokic. 🤔
Jokic averaging a triple double as A CENTER, while shooting 57/45 from the field. Yet not the mvp favorite. Voter fatigue is a joke. Guy has 3 mvps and this is his best year yet lol
I think SGA is gonna win MVP. Unless the Nuggets can get within 4 or 5 games as the 2 seed. The only argument that anyone has for SGA’s MVP case is team record. Other than that Jokic blows SGA out of the water. I will say this Jokic has plenty of MVPs so it doesn’t matter to him. He needs more rings because he’s that caliber of player.
This is ridiculous, they’re literally gonna steal an MVP from joker again. Just because he’s white.
Jokic just had a teammate who dropped 55… the same teammate that helped him a title and next to them AG… but somehow the media has led y’all casuals to believe he doesn’t got help 😂😂😂 when SGA gets a teammate who can drop 55 let us know.. sga lost arguably his 2nd or 3rd best player in Chet and they’re still top seed by 8 games. Mvp is clear favorite SGA
SGA is leading the MVP race…because reasons.
Finals is gonna be OKC vs cavs. Cavs in 6
People trying to defend SGA being the MVP is funny. The media pushing SGA as MVP.😂. Sure, we have stats and records to backup facts, we all know who deserves MVP. Haha.
3:56 LISTEN TO YOURSELF 😂 MAN IS A WALKING TRIPLE DOUBLE 😂 U PPL ARE A JOKE
as a casual fan, Jokic is the MVP lols
Ppl have their feelins hurt. We all know Jokic is the best of the world but SGA is the MVP rn. If the Thunder lose bad in the 2nd half and the Nuggets are rising, jokic will get it.
Yes he got robbed by Embiid in 2023 but if SGA wins it would be 100% deserving. Appreciate greatness.
Nah bron is
Black espn pushing for black player,who would have thought???
Lakers will be scary in the playoffs
Jokic a walking triple-double before the 4th quarter. Meanwhile, SGA taking vacations on the free throw line. You guys know there is a separate scoring title, right? Basketball is more than just scoring. Jokic MVP all day, any day.
Love my ⚡️
Last time jokic got robbed he won a championship i hope shai wins for that reason
Stop this insanity! That dude in the middle should be replaced immediately. The MVP is Jokic. The Nuggets are on an 8 game winning streak and coming for the Thunder. These stuttering clowns should have all their credentials stripped if SGA wins. ESPN is complicit in this and will suffer substantial losses if SGA is given an accolade he doesn’t deserve and will not have earned.
imagine if the mavs beat okc then gets beaten by lakers
Im not sold on OKC especially if they endure any injurers right before or in the playoffs. They're dynamic, but just okay when SGA is not on the floor. No doubt he's the MVP so far.
All i can say is the Nuggets schedule is about to get tougher and they barely skating past the lesser teams. We shall see who the true MVP is in the final stretch. Stop talking about stats against the worst teams.
8-2 in last 10 games for OKC and the Nuggets. Go see who they played and tell me who had the better competition. When the last time SGA scored less then 20 cuz Jokic does it often. Is rather have the 30 and a win then triple doubles with losses. And i definitely rather have a closer then over a bunch of stats that ain't winning games. The Nuggets WILL lose at least 10 more games this season. They had one of the easiest schedules the first half of the season and dropped 19 games. Stop stat watching and watch the games. And I'm sure the free throws come from actually getting fouled and not from flopping. So all of yall that just look at stats will never understand what a real MVP is. Because without Murray Jokic wouldn't even have a ring. He was a ghost EVERY fourth quarter.
SGA is the MVP easily!
remember when harden averaged like 36 and didn’t win mvp? would be criminal if shai won over jokic if denver finishes top 3 and jok keeps avg a trip double
OKC their young team is incredible, the coaching has been amazing. Shai definitely MVP. OKC is a small market with a smaller fan base, so it sometimes its hard for our team members to get those votes when it comes to fan base. So thank you media for supporting our small market by talking about them. These young group started green but have now made a name for themselves way sooner than expected. Love their energy and drive. Also, greatly appreciate podcast from other markets like from the Cavs and Hornets that support OKC and talk about our players. Greatly appreciate it.
You have to WIN. Jokic is just stat padding like triple double Russ. Murray and Gordan can each have their own team.
Joker should be the MVP not Shai
ESPN already did everything in their power to rob Jokic of one mvp two years ago. Not surprised they are doing it again.
THERE IS NO WAY THAT NIKOLA JOKIC CANNOT WIN THE MVP AGAIN. THIS GUY IS AVERAGING A TRIPLE DOUBLE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE NIGHT HE PLAYS… NO WAY. NIKOLA IS THE WINNER…
SGA is no1 candidate for MVP. In what exactly he is better than Jokic?
100% sga
If asked who the best player in the world is , Everyone in this video would say Jokic
People love saying Jokic is the best but that’s only on offense. He gets exposed in the playoffs every year
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