Alexander’s detractors fell silent Friday night.  Those that aimed to chant “free-throw merchant” waited nearly two hours to do so, with his first free throws arriving with less than six minutes to play in the Thunder's 135-119 win over the Hawks at State Farm Arena.

Like Ned Stark's warning about a brutal impending winter, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pulled off his own version of the epic "Game of Thrones" line — close games are coming for the Oklahoma City Thunder.