{"id":445230,"date":"2025-06-06T07:50:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=445230"},"modified":"2025-06-06T07:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:50:47","slug":"shai-gilgeous-alexander-felt-good-didnt-go-in-we-need-to-be-better-in-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/shai-gilgeous-alexander-felt-good-didnt-go-in-we-need-to-be-better-in-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Felt good, didn\u2019t go in. We need to be better in Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a 38-point performance, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander couldn\u2019t close the game, missing the last OKC shot before Haliburton\u2019s buzzer beater. \u201cThought it was a good look\u2026 didn\u2019t go in,\u201d he told reporters postgame.<\/p>\n<p>SGA stayed composed: \u201cIt\u2019s not first to one, it\u2019s first to four. 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