Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Minnesota Timberwolves 126 (Final))
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams combined for 74 points in the thriller of match 4 of 128-126 of OKC, giving the Thunder a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference final. The two squads took better than 50% of the field and 43% from behind the arc, but OKC took 11 more shots thanks to their activity on offensive glass.
Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle had quiet nights, combining to score only 21 points on shooting 6 for 20 and 1 for 10 to 3. Minnesota will need their leaders to intervene in match 5 Wednesday evening in OKC, otherwise their qualifiers could end.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped a quarry summit in 40-point playoffs (13-30 FG) with 9 rebounds, 10 assists and a flight in 40 minutes to lead OKC to an advantage of 3-1 in the series. Jalen Williams collected 34 points, on a 13 shot for 24 with 6 manufactured 3S, adding 3 plates, 5 assists and 3 interceptions in 39 minutes.
Chet Holmgren had a set of monsters at both ends, offering some huge blocks to keep thunder in control. He finished with 21 points (9-14 FG), 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, a decisive pass and a flight in 33 minutes. The two teams finished with 19 offensive rebounds, but it seemed that OKC had been able to grasp most of theirs.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Wolves with 23 points on the shooting of 9 for 15 and 5 made 3s as a reserve, one of the six minnesota players to count the double figures in score. Jaden McDaniels (22 points, 4 interceptions), Donte Divincenzo (21 points, 5 15h) and Rudy Gobert (13 points, 9 plates) all had excellent matches.
Anthony Edwards was a little calm with 16 points on a shot 5 for 13 (1-7 3pt), adding 4 boards and 6 ten under 41 minutes, but he was trying to get guys with hot hand more beautiful looks. Julius Randle had another difficult night from the field, recording 5 points on a 1 for 7 in 28 minutes.
The Minnesota has ahead of OKC 64-27 bench, but the Wolves overthrew the ball more than 21 times, which led to 22 points for the Thunder. Match 5 is back in Oklahoma City Wednesday at 8:30 am on ESPN.
Anthony Edwards hits his first 3 of the night to help Minnesota make a 2 -point game, but Sga and Jalen Williams had an answer every time they get closer.
SGA is up to a summit of 35 points on a 13 shot for 28, and J-Dub has 29 points with 5 assists. OKC was able to stay in front of most of the second half, and they lead 118-114 with 2 minutes to go. Light this game now !!
Chet Holmgren shakes Naz Reid of his shoes before dropping off a categorical hammer, giving him 12 points in 22 minutes. SGA leads all the scorers with 29 points on the shot of 11 for 25, while his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, leads the Timberwolves with 16 points in 17 minutes.
Minnesota has five two-digit players, but they hang out Oklahoma City 90-85 while we head towards the fourth quarter. Connect to ESPN to see if we will have a 2-2 or 3-1 series after the next 12 minutes.
Anthony Edwards does a little of everything to help Timberwolves stay at a distance from the strike. He has 6 points (2-5 FG), 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Rudy Gobert was again solid this evening with 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-6 feet), 8 plates and a block.
Minnesota has just attached it to 79 after Divincenzo drained the consecutive corner 3s in the same place, and it has up to 13 points on shot 4 for 6 with 3 made 3s. The game 4 becomes good – live on ESPN!
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander clearly put OKC’s performance of match 3 behind him, dropping 21 points on a shooting 7 for 15 with 5 rebounds (4 offensives), 6 assists and a flight in 20 minutes. Jalen Williams paid 13 of his 15 points to the first quarter, and Chet Holmgren was a double -direction force with 10 points, 5 rebounds, a flight and 2 blocks.
Jaden McDaniels leads Minnesota with 12 points and 3 interceptions, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker is just behind him with 11 points on a 4 shot for 5 (3-3 3 ppt) in 10 minutes of the bench. Anthony Edwards (4 points) and Julius Randle (5 points, 4 TB) left for slow departures, but an advantage of 30-13 in the score of the bench maintained this near game.
It was a physical match so far this evening, and OKC responded well from his 42 -point defeat on Saturday. Thunder has an advance of 65-57 after two quarters of play.
Mike Conley sets up on the defense and Terrence Shannon, Jr., he just kicks OKC for the difficult finish. TSJ has 7 points in 5 minutes on the bench after starting the second quarter.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker jumped for 8 points and 2 interceptions of the bench for the Wolves, which receive 25 points from their four reserves with the time of the court. Minnesota is getting better than 65% overall, but is still lagging behind 53-46 with 6 minutes before half-time.
SGA and Jalen Williams each have 13 points to help OKC take an advance of 37-30 after the first quarter. They forced 7 reversals with 4 interceptions in just 12 minutes, and the Thunder turned better than 55% in the field with 6 manufactured 3S.
Anthony Edwards (2 points) did not take his first shot from the match before the last minutes of the quarter, but Jaden McDaniels has 10 points on a 4 shot for 5 to lead the Wolves. Minnesota obtained 13 points from their bench, led by Donte Divincenzo and Naz Reid with 5 each.
OKC maintains an advance of 39-32 a minute in the second quarter, live on ESPN!
Jaden McDaniels launches and takes place for the Slam et-1 on Chet Holmgren. J-Mac leads all the scorers with 10 points on a shot 4 for 5, as well as 2 boards and 2 interceptions.
Jalen Williams leads OKC with 8 points on a 3-en-4 and 2 shot and 2 for the city center, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort each have 4 points. The Thunder had an advance of 18-17 in a match 4 at a quick rhythm in Minneapolis, with 5:38 to do in the first quarter.
The Wolves will run out of only five from which they used the whole season, Chris Finch loving how his guys answered the call on Saturday evening to avoid the 0-3 deficit.
Keep an eye on Terrence Shannon, Jr. and his role after caught fire with 15 points in 13 minutes from the bench of match 3.
The first two games of the Western Conference final between Thunder and Timberwolves belong to OKC, but the Wolves absolutely settled in front of their crowd in match 3 to make it a 2-1 series.
Anthony Edwards collected a summit of 30 points on the shooting of 12 for 17 and five made 3s in the victory of 143-101, while Julius Randle rebounded by a little bench in match 2, dropping 24 points on the shooting of 9 for 15 and a better game of +38 in 30 minutes.
Shai Gilgeous-Aalexander had his sequence of 30 consecutive points, finished with only 14 points in 28 minutes. How will he and the touted defense of the Thunder respond after a loss of 42 points?
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