Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Stats Tonight: How did Thunder superstar fare against Charlotte Hornets? (Mar. 21)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder capped a two-game homestand on Friday with a matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. Oklahoma City looked to sweep the season series after beating the visiting team 106-94 in late December. With another win, the Thunder could improve their record in March to 10-1.

SGA finished with 30 points, nine assists, and six rebounds in just 30 minutes of action to lead the Thunder to a 141-106 win.

SGA hit his first attempt, a 14-footer, to open the Thunder's scoring. He finished the period with 11 points and three assists to lead the hosts to a 34-14 lead after the first quarter.

OKC Thunder coach Mark Daigneault kept his All-Star point guard on the bench until past the halfway point of the second quarter. Still, he contributed six points and an assist to help keep Oklahoma ahead 66-49 at halftime.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played decoy to open the third quarter. He handed out the Thunder's first three assists before sinking a 26-footer. SGA finished the period with 11 points and four dimes to give the home team another dominant run. Oklahoma led 103-76 heading into the fourth quarter.

Mark Daigneault did not see the need to put his prized point guard back into the game. SGA watched from the sidelines as the OKC Thunder rolled to a comfortable win.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	30	6	9	1	0	1	13-18	2-2	2-2	+31

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder clinches No. 1 seed in the Western Conference

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the OKC Thunder to a conference-clinching win over the hapless Charlotte Hornets. The victory improved OKC's record to 58-12 with 12 games remaining. If the Thunder finish the season 0-12, they would still end up with a better record than the 45-25 Houston Rockets, the current No. 2 seed.

However, the Thunder has something worthy to play for despite ruling their conference. They are still in a heated battle with the Cleveland Cavaliers (56-13) for the No. 1 seed in the entire playoffs. Should Cleveland and OKC reach the NBA Finals, the top-ranked team in the regular season will have home-court advantage.

Oklahoma and Cleveland might eventually prioritize health over home-court edge. If they go that route, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will likely see limited action as the Thunder cruises to the regular season finish line.