Gilgeous-Alexander helps Thunder rally past Timberwolves

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s comeback from a “rusty” start over the Minnesota Timberwolves earned them the victory in their first game of the NBA Western Conference finals series.

After taking a 48-44 lead into half-time, Minnesota were on the verge of an upset against the top seeds thanks to Julius Randle’s 20 first-half points.

However, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the final two quarters to give his team a 114-88 victory.

In an on-court interview with ESPN, Gilgeous-Alexander stated, “We were a little rusty in the first half, but we shouldn’t be.”

“We were missing free throws and layups.” Simply put, we had to continue to be aggressive and confident in our work.

Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 30 or more points in his fourth game in a row, also had five rebounds and a game-high nine assists.

“Games are feel-out games. Both they and we will make adjustments in Game Two. It’s a series, and not the first time it happened, Gilgeous-Alexander continued.

There is still a lot more work to be done, the author writes.