There may have been some nervous moments towards the end, but the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best player on the floor all night long for their opening night tussle against the Houston Rockets in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander . Gilgeous-Alexander played uncharacteristically lethargic basketball for the first few quarters, but he came alive in the dying moments of the game — finishing with 35 points in OKC's 125-124 win over Houston in overtime.

In the fourth quarter was where Gilgeous-Alexander did his most damage; with the Thunder trailing the Rockets for most of the game, the reigning NBA MVP stepped up when his team needed him the most. He ended up with 12 points on 4-5 shooting from the field and 4-4 from the charity stripe in the period, including two of the most important points o

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