Sick Gilgeous-Alexander still looks like MVP as Thunder beat Timberwolves for 10th straight win

OKLAHOMA CITY — A sick, exhausted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander politely answered questions after a 40-point game that led his Oklahoma City Thunder past the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

He was listed as questionable on the pregame injury report with an illness. A game-time decision deemed him available, and the reigning league MVP made 12 of 19 field goals and 15 of 17 free throws in a 113-105 victory in the NBA Cup.