Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the NBA's Most Valuable Player primarily by being a dominant scorer. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he showed he’s pretty good as a more traditional point guard, too.

Throughout NBA history, few teams have reached the mountaintop without a bona fide superstar in the No. 2 role.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City vs. Indiana 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Monday's NBA Finals 2025 Game 5 contest