Shai Gilgeous-Aexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams on Thursday added 26 to lead Oklahoma City Thunder for a domestic victory of 118–103 on Minnesota Timberwells in Western Conference Finals.
Thunder made the lead lead 2–0 lead lead lead to 2–0 in the Best Series at Game 3 on Saturday.
Gilgus-Alexander, who was selected the most valuable player of NBA on Wednesday and presented with the trophy before Thursday, scored 30 or more points in five consecutive games.
38 points highlighted a career playoffs, and they added eight assistance, three theft and just one turnover.
Chet Holmagren contributed 22 points to the victory.
Anthony Edwards of Minnesota finished with 32 points, shooting 12 of 26 from the floor, but only 1 out of 9 on 3-point attempts. He also contributed nine rebels and six assistance.
Julius Randals, who helped to make a first-huff lead in game 1 with a string of 3-pointers in Minnesota, wound with 22 points in Game 2. He made only 2 shots out of 11 shots from the floor, recalled his three 3-point attempts, and did not play in the fourth quarter.
Timberwells got 17 points from Nikkil Alexander-Wocker and 17 points from Naz Reid.
Oklahoma City led 24 points late in the third quarter, but the Timberwells had more than three minutes left within 10.
However, it was as close as Minnesota would be late as the thunder had repeatedly replied in the end minutes.
Oklahoma City caught control in the third, increasing the pressure on defense once again.
Minnesota did not score a field goal in the quarter six minutes late, recalled seven consecutive shots and made five turnover as Thunder increased its lead 24 late during this period.
After struggling with the initial ground in Game 1, Gilegeous-Aexander was much more efficient to jump into the game 2, not to remember a shot until not in the first half for more than five minutes.
Anthony Edwards said he needed to shoot more in Game 2 after trying just 13 shots on Tuesday at a loss of 114–88. He was aggressively aggressive from the beginning on Thursday, adding three assistance to 10 shots (and four made) in the first quarter.
Timberwells were with just more than two minutes within three to go into half before the Oklahoma City became strong.
Gilgius-Alexander scored all the points of the thunder during 7–2 runs, took an eight-point lead in Haftime to gain an eight-point lead, with a pair of free throw on Zeden McDaniels in closing seconds and drowned a pair of free throw.
Thunder led 58-50 despite shooting just 4 out of 20 beyond chap in the first half.
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