Gilgeous-Alexander's career-high night 'didn't feel special'

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder narrowly beat the Clippers

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00:00It didn't feel special.

00:02It didn't feel like I did something I've never done before.

00:06It just felt like another basketball game.

00:08I felt like I should have had more, missed some easy shots.

00:12But it's the game. You make some, you miss some. On to the next one.

00:15I don't say this to slight my teammates,

00:20but I feel like the end of our season last year in the playoffs,

00:26obviously for a lot of them it was the first time in the playoffs

00:31and playing games that meaningful.

00:34And I don't want to say they weren't ready,

00:36but I feel like I could have equipped them better

00:42throughout the year in taking shots, getting to spots,

00:48and being more comfortable in certain positions on the court,

00:51especially offensively.

00:53It's very easy to get caught up in individual performances,

00:58but no individual has ever won a championship.

01:03So the more willing I am to make early passes,

01:06make early plays for my teammates,

01:09the less the defense is willing to commit to me

01:13and the more worried they are about my teammates.

01:15Yeah, I think I was clicking tonight for sure in that terms.