NEWNow you can listen to Pak Gazette articles!
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a maximum of 40 points of the playoffs race when Oklahoma City Thunder stole the attempted return of the fourth quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.
The recently crowned NBA MVP also had 10 rebounds and nine assists in game 4 of the final conference. The 128-126 victory of Thunder on Sunday night took the T’wolves to the edge of the elimination.
The Thunder will take a dominant advantage of 3-1 to its local court on Wednesday when the series returns to Oklahoma City.
CLICK HERE for more sports coverage at Foxnews.com
Shai Gilgous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder passes the ball against Mike Conley #10 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first quarter in the game four of the finals of the West Conference of the NBA playoffs of the NBA of 2025 at the Target Center on May 26, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty images)
Jalen Williams scored 34 points, while Chet Holmgren added 21 points, seven rebounds and three blockages in a statement game in his hometown that helped the Thunder stop several thrusts of the T’wolves to tie the series.
Prohibit Tyrese Haliburton’s father got up, clear to attend Pacers the next playoff game at home: reports
Gilgeous-Alexander made a couple of free shooting with 6.1 seconds to stretch the advantage of the thunder back to three.
May 26, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; The Guard of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards (5), triggers the ball against the guard of Oklahoma City Thunder Luguentz Dort (5) in the first half during the game four of the final conference finals for the NBA playoffs of 2025 in Target Center. (Jesse Johnson-Imagn images)
OKC took Anthony Edwards with 3.5 remaining 3.5 seconds, and its intentional failed of the second free throw to try to maintain possession was tracked in the corner by Gilgous-Alexander and thrown out of the limits in an attempt to drain the clock.
Minnesota had a more incoming pass with a remaining 0.3 seconds that Williams grabbed, since the Thunder took another step towards the NBA finals.
Edwards was limited to 16 points, and Julius Randle was also bottled by the relentless defense of Thunder. Randle finished game 4 with only five points.
