won the MVP for the first time and entered the NBA Finals, comparable to Malone and Curry, this year is the SGA career year

The Pacers eliminated the Knicks on the 1st, and this year's NBA Finals were determined to be played by the Thunder against the Pacers, and the Thunder's brother "SGA" Kyrgyz Alexander entered the championship game for the first time in his career, and he also won his first MVP this season, which made him write a rare historical record in the league.

This year is the year of SGA career

Kyrgyz Alexander won the MVP for the first time this season, and led the Thunder to the championship game, which is the first time in his career to reach the finals, and the NBA official document pointed out that this is the eighth player in history to win the MVP for the first time in the season and also enter the championship game for the first time.

The NBA officially announced seven other players who set this record, including Bob Cousy in 1957, Willis Reed in 1970, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971, Charles Barkley in 1993, Karl Malone in 1997, and Allen Iverson in 2001 , and Stephen Curry in 2015, of which only Curry is an active player.

This season is a bumper year for Kyrgyz Alexander, in addition to the MVP of the year, he also won back the first team of the year and the scoring champion, he handed over 31.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists in the NBA playoffs Western Conference finals, and also made him the MVP of the Western Championship, and the next matchup against the Pacers will be the first NBA championship in his career.