Shai Gilgeous-Aexander scored 40 points, nine rebounds and got 10 assistance as Oklahoma City Thunder ran away with a win of 128–126 over Minnesota Timberwells in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Monday night in Miniapolis.
Jalen Williams added 34 points to Oklahoma City on 13-for-24 shooting, which took a 3–1 lead in the best-seven series. Chet Holmagren 9 -for -14 ended with 21 points on shooting.
Gilgeous-Aexander scared 5 out of 6 out of 6 free-three attempts in the last 15 seconds to seal the victory.
Nikkel Alexander-Wocker scored 23 points from the bench to lead Minnesota. Zaden McDaniels contributed 22 points, and Donte Divinkezo finished with 21 points from the bench.
The series will return to Oklahoma City for Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Both teams collided with the attempt to return Timbervols in the last minutes.
Gilgus-Alexander displayed his athleticism as he found the Williams to the Left for 3-Poons, so that he could make 116–109 with the remaining 3:34. Gilgus-Alexander was falling in the drama, and he slipped a pass for open Williams between McDineeles’ legs.
Lead went back to seven when Williams hit another 3-pointer, so that the Thunder could be placed at 1:21 with the top 123–116.
Timberwells thanked McDaniels, who took driving with 1:10 left and chased with 3-pointers with 23.1 seconds. The latter circle increased the thunder lead to 123–121.
Both teams exchanged free throw in the last second.
Thunder led 128–125 when Anthony Edwards stepped on 3.5 seconds of the remaining free-thro line. Edwards made the first attempt and recalled the second attempt on the purpose, but Gilgus-Alexander chased the rebound and removed a long pass out of the border to stop the clock with 0.3 seconds.
Williams intercepted the inbound pass of Julius Randle with the end of the time.
Oklahoma City led 90–85 at the end of the third quarter.
Timberwells went on 8–0 to cut their losses by 77-76 with five minutes left in the third. Divincenzo buried a 3-pointer from the left corner to puncture the run.
Thunder replied to the next possession when Gilgius-Alexander knocked his team with a 79–76 lead by 4:411.
Minnesota launched 65–57 over half. Edwards had only four points before the break, and they finished the game with 16 points on 5 -for -13 shooting. He made only 1 attempts out of 7 from the 3-point range.
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