OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will almost certainly reach a milestone on Sunday night.

The reigning NBA MVP from the Thunder enters Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers just two points away from 3,000 for the season, including the regular season and playoffs.

That’s a total that has been reached 24 other times in league history — 10 by Michael Jordan, five by Wilt Chamberlain and once by nine other players. Gilgeous-Alexander would be the 12th to reach the milestone.

But there’s a bigger milestone that Gilgeous-Alexander would like to get Sunday as well: His first finals win. That’ll be his only priority in Game 2.

“I said this so many times, I don’t play for the individual stuff,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I don’t play for anything e

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