Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Stats Tonight: How did the Thunder superstar fare against Memphis Grizzlies? (Feb. 8)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder faced the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday on short rest. After beating the Toronto Raptors 121-109 on Friday, the Thunder rolled to a marquee road matchup with the surging Grizzlies.

SGA started hot, scattering 10 points and an assist in the first quarter to help his team grab a 34-26 lead. Memphis started the game by largely allowing rookie Jaylen Wells to guard the perennial MVP contender one-on-one. Gilgeous-Alexander went to work early with help from coach Mark Daigneault’s multiple screenplays.

The Oklahoma star continued his superb start in the second period. He added seven points and two assists to his tally. SGA might have gotten more dimes had his teammates been more efficient with their shots. He helped his team to another dominating display to hold a 69-52 halftime lead.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continued to dominate in the third quarter. He dropped 14 points with four assists to carry the OKC Thunder. Mark Daigneault needed his superstar to explode as Memphis Grizzlies had their best stretch in the game. OKC edged the home team 35-31 to take a 104-83 lead to the fourth quarter.

The Canadian had one point and one assist in the final period as the Thunder cruised to a 125-112 victory. Isaiah Hartenstein and Jalen Williams picked up the scoring burden in the last 12 minutes to help the Thunder improve to 2-0 against the Grizzlies this season.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	32	0	8	0	2	0	8-16	3-5	13-16	+18

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 33.5 PPG against the Memphis Grizzlies this season

In the first meeting between the Thunder and the Grizzlies on Dec. 29, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led his team to a 130-106 victory. He finished the game with 35 points behind 14-for-19 efficiency. Four of the superstar point guard's misses came from behind the arc. He also went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.

In the rematch on Saturday, he dropped 32 points despite shooting 8-for-26. The All-Star starter made up for his inefficiency by going 13-for-16 from the charity stripe. He is averaging 33.5 PPG this season against the Grizzlies, a big reason Oklahoma holds a 2-0 lead in the season series.