Anthony Edwards says Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP

The Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards had high praise for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's performance following their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, calling him the "MVP of the NBA."

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points for the third time in five games as the Thunder beat the Timberwolves 113-105 on Tuesday, including 19 points in the third quarter to help the team take control of the game in the second half. The win ended their 12-game winning streak, improving their record to 27-5. In this victory, in addition to Shai's explosive performance, Isaiah Hartenstein contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Lu Dort and Jalen Williams each scored 14 points.

Although the Timberwolves started well, the Thunder rebounded strongly in the second half. With 24 steals in the game, the Thunder gradually established a lead. Edwards contributed 20 points and 7 rebounds in the game, but he admitted that facing Gilgeous-Alexander -They were helpless against Alexander's powerful firepower.

Edwards said in an interview with ESPN after the game: "He is the MVP of the NBA. He is unstoppable. One-on-one, you can't defend him at all. In most cases, you just give him two points. So You have to double-team him. Maybe it doesn’t work, but you have to try, especially when he’s facing someone who can’t really guard him, he’s going to score every time.”

Gilgeous-Alexander finished second to Nikola Jokic in last season's MVP voting, but Edwards is confident he can win the honor this year.

Edwards said: "I don't know if they can give the MVP to Jokic again, but I will say Shai is the MVP. His performance tonight was incredible again. He is so consistent every night. His ball The team would give him the ball and let him do it. It was no longer a matter of, 'Give Shay the ball, he'll do it, and we'll figure out the rest.'

"I love watching him play, it's so exciting. I think he should have won the MVP last year, but his performance now is amazing, I hope he can get it this year!"