On Memorial Day, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an astonishing 40 points in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, as millions watched on TV and clicked through clips on social media.
The NBA is currently barreling towards its season finale, and quite a finale it will be: Of the four teams in the conference finals, only one has won the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy before—the New York Knicks, in 1970 and 1973. (As a forlorn Miami Heat fan, I find my allegiances currently split between the Knicks and the ascendant Oklahoma City Thunder.)
