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The stakes of Game 4 weighed on Oklahoma City superstar\u00a0Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u00a0all day Monday as he waited for the 8:30 tipoff with the\u00a0Thunder\u00a0trailing the\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0in their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Gilgeous-Alexander called it \u201cprobably the most meaningful game I\u2019ve played in my career,\u201d but he said he didn\u2019t feel pressure when he checked back into the game after a brief rest with 9:30 remaining and the Mavs leading by six points. Gilgeous-Alexander was poised, prepared to seize the moment, but also conscious of not forcing the issue, as he said he had late in the Thunder\u2019s Game 3 loss here.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe aggressive, but be smart,\u201d Gilgeous-Alexander told himself.<\/p>\n
The MVP finalist found that balance down the stretch to lead Oklahoma City to a series-tying\u00a0100-96 win\u00a0at the American Airlines Center, scoring or assisting on 20 of the Thunder\u2019s final 30 points.<\/p>\n
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. He scored 10 points and dished out 4 assists in the fourth quarter, taking over the game with a series of midrange jumpers off isolations then feeding his teammates for the game\u2019s biggest shots when Dallas\u2019 defense collapsed on him.<\/p>\nJalen Williams-Kyrie Irving Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nKyrie Irving in action against OKC Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s some points in the game I\u2019m doing the same thing you guys are doing \u2014 just kind of being a fan of what he\u2019s doing and, when some of those shots go in, just kind of making a face like, \u2018That\u2019s crazy,\u2019\u201d said Thunder center\u00a0Chet Holmgren, who tallied 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. \u201cBut he\u2019s been doing it all year. I\u2019ve seen him do it since I got here, and that\u2019s just who he is. Tough-shot maker, but he does a lot more out there for us than just that.\u201d<\/p>\nLuka Doncic Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cHe was unbelievable,\u201d Mavs superstar\u00a0Luka Doncic\u00a0said. \u201cHe kept making shots, and maybe at some point we got to send double-teams. He\u2019s just too good.\u201d<\/p>\nChet Holmgren sinks a free throw Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Doncic, who is dealing with a sprained right knee and a sore left ankle, finished with more turnovers (seven) than field goals (6-of-20 shooting). Irving registered nine points for the second time in the series after being held to a single-digit scoring total only once previously in a playoff game.<\/p>\n
The stakes of Game 4 weighed on Oklahoma City superstar\u00a0Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u00a0all day Monday as he waited for the 8:30 tipoff with the\u00a0Thunder\u00a0trailing the\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0in their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1. The 25-year-old Gilgeous-Alexander called it \u201cprobably the most meaningful game I\u2019ve played in my career,\u201d but he said he didn\u2019t feel pressure when he checked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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