“It’s do or die,” Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said after OKC’s loss at Denver in Game 6. “It’s what you live for, what you work your whole life for. Either your dream continues or your dream ends, so you leave it all out there on the floor and live with the results.”

Even NBA players are beginning to question when the NBA will announce the MVP winner, with Bones Hyland posing the question on X. This led to a Ja Morant response, with the superstar guard taking a jab at the league.

Oklahoma City was the NBA’s best team this season, but it will face the ultimate challenge against battle-tested Denver in the Western Conference semifinals.