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Gilgeous-Alexander wins West finals MVP

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added another trophy to his cabinet Wednesday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder star won this year's Magic Johnson Trophy, given to the most valuable player of the Western Conference finals.

Gilgeous-Alexander received all nine votes from the panel of media members.

The reigning NBA MVP averaged 30.5 points, 8.3 assists, 4.8 boards, and 1.8 steals through the first four games of the West finals. He had another big performance in Wednesday's series-clinching contest, tallying 34 points, eight assists, seven boards, and two steals in 34 minutes.

Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry, and Luka Doncic were the previous winners of the Magic Johnson Trophy.

Oklahoma City will play either the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks in its first Finals appearance since 2012.

"This is a step in the right direction, but we have a lot more work to do, and we know that," Gilgeous-Alexander told ESPN's Lisa Salters during the trophy presentation.

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