Gilgeous-Alexander puts Thunder on brink of NBA Finals

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves to move one point clear of the NBA Finals.

Oklahoma held a three-game lead at the break, 65-57, and 90-85 at the final whistle, but fought back to earn a 3-1 lead after a late Minnesota comeback.

In the final fifteen seconds, Gilgeous-Alexander made five of his final six free throw attempts to earn a 128-126 victory. He scored 40 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and added 10 assists.

The 143-101 thrashing they suffered in game three was impressive for Mark Daigneault’s team.

“We did a good job of staying present tonight,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.

“We simply wanted to control the things we could control tonight because we obviously had a bad taste in our mouth from the last game.” The best way to do this is, in my opinion, to be present.

“We definitely could have been better tonight.” Even though tonight wasn’t perfect, we gave ourselves a chance and received a W.

With the exception of Donte DiVincenzo, who had 21 points and Jaden McDaniels had 22 points, the Timberwolves were able to hold off Oklahoma City.

Alexander-Walker once said, “Everything is out there.

There are no secrets, they say. They are adept at igniting our defeat. We are aware of their tactics. It’s just about going out and doing it, and seeing who wants it more and who is trying to put it into practice more.

“We did that at times throughout this game,” said the manager. “Cont consistency is everything.”