In a weekend filled with high-leverage basketball, the 2026 NBA playoffs are officially underway. That means we're closer to finding out the 2025-26 regular season award winners.

The Oklahoma City Thunder had a handful of finalists announced. Shouldn't be a shocker. They had an NBA-best 64-18 record and plus-11.1 point differential. After they picked up a 119-84 Game 1 win over the Phoenix Suns, they had their two All-Star representatives get love.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named a 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award finalist. The other two were Anthony Edwards and Jamal Murray. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Apr. 21.

Feels like Gilgeous-Alexander should come away with the award — along with the more prestigious MVP award. He led the league in clutch-time scoring at 175 total points. He shot an impressive 51.5% in that scenario. For context, Murray was second at 166 total points.

It'll be fun to see Gilgeous-Alexander likely win this award. Feels like he always steps up as a scorer in the game's biggest moments. The stats back it up, too.

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