Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 27 points from the foul line to overcome his worst shooting performance of the season and help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 136-95 rout of the Washington Wiz

After the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Washington Wizards in a 136-95 blowout win, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander weighed in on his place in the Most Valuable Player conversation. During his postgame media availability, Gilgeous-Alexander addressed being an MVP candidate.

WASHINGTON – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will try to bolster his case for his first Most Valuable Player (MVP) award when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Washington Wizards on Jan 12 (Jan 13, Singapore time).

With 41 points after three quarters, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took advantage of the close score to shatter his career high. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a career-best 54 points on 17-of-35 shooting,

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks about his first NBA bucket after scoring his 10,000 career point

But the lowly Utah Jazz pushed Gilgeous-Alexander further on Wednesday. With both of Oklahoma City's centers sidelined due to injury and the bulk of the roster struggling to make

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114