SportsLine expert Matt Severance reveals his NBA playoff predictions for Game 1 of Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He’s the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory.

The NBA still hasn’t announced the winner yet, and Morant sounded off about the unusual delay on social media. “They got to see who wins the series first,” the Murray State alum said. He was responding to Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland, who asked “Anybody else wondered why they haven’t announced MVP yet?”