The Thunder leads the Timberwolves 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals
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Shy Gilgauss Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points as Oklahoma City lightning stopped Minnesota Timberwolves Monday’s fourth quarter comeback attempt.
Recently crown NBA MVP He also had 10 rebounds and nine assists in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Sunday night’s Thunder’s 128-126 victory pushed the T’wolves to the brink of elimination.
The Thunder leads the 3-1 command to the home court on Wednesday, when the series returns to Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shy Gilgauss Alexander #2 passes the ball against Mike Conley #10 of the Minnesota Timber Wolves in the first quarter of the fourth quarter of the 2025 NBA playoffs held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and at Target Center on May 26, 2025. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Jalen Williams scored 34 points, while Chet Holmgren added 21 points, 7 rebounds and three blocks in his hometown statement game.
Gilgeous-Alexander extended his free throw to one pair with 6.1 seconds left Thunder Return to 3.
May 26th, 2025. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Minnesota Timber Wolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) fires the ball against Oklahoma City Thunder Girder Rugentzdort (5) in the first half in the fourth game of the 2025 NBA playoff Western Conference Finals at Target Center. (Jesse Johnson-imagn image)
OKC fouled Anthony Edwards with 3.5 seconds left, and the intentional mistake on the second free throw attempt to maintain possession was tracked by Gilgauss Alexander at the corner and leapt out of the boundary to drain the watch.
Minnesota passed another inbound pass in 0.3 seconds Williams grabbed as he took another step towards the NBA Finals.
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Edwards is limited to 16 points, and Julius Randle was also bottled into the Thunder’s relentless defense. Randle finished Game 4 with just five points.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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