Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault, far less talented and perhaps similarly imaginative, can only dream of the feelings that come with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s powers.  The temptations of the conscience of one of Earth’s greatest scorers.

Sunday against the Celtics was perhaps the biggest win of them all for the Thunder. The one Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke most eagerly of in anticipation.

Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist.