Star power forward Jayson Tatum was almost single-handedly keeping his team's hopes of avoiding a 3-1 hole alive. He had scored 42 points and seemed to be on track for a 50-point masterpiece when he went down with a non-contact injury.

On Wednesday, the NBA made a big announcement regarding the MVP award, the league's most prestigious honor. This year, the award went to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is now an NBA MVP for the first time in his career.

The official league results for MVP voting were released on Wednesday, with OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning his first NBA MVP trophy with 913 total points. He beat out Denver’s Nikola Jokic (787 points), Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (470 points), and Tatum (311 points) for the accolade.