Thunder 128-126 Timberwolves (May 26, 2025) Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS — — Being blown out the sport earlier than did not sit nicely with Oklahoma Metropolis.

The younger Thunder moved inside one win of the NBA Finals with a championship response.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in a steely efficiency befitting the NBA MVP and the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder snapped again from a 42-point loss by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-126 in Recreation 4 on Monday evening to take a 3-1 lead within the Western Convention finals.

“I tried not to worry too much about scoring or making plays or whatever it was,” Gilgeous-Alexander stated. “I tried to just lose myself in the competition, be aggressive, pick my spots.”

Jalen Williams scored 34 factors on 13-for-24 capturing, together with 6 of 9 from 3-point vary, and Chet Holmgren added 21 factors, seven rebounds and three blocks in a press release sport in his hometown that helped the Thunder stave off a number of pushes by the Wolves to tie the collection.

Gilgeous-Alexander went 12 for 14 from the free-throw line, making a pair with 6.1 seconds left to stretch the lead again to 3. The Thunder fouled Anthony Edwards with 3.5 seconds to go, and his intentional miss of the second free throw to attempt to maintain possession was tracked down within the nook by Gilgeous-Alexander and flung out of bounds to empty the clock.

The Wolves had another desperation inbounds cross from half-court with 0.3 seconds remaining that Williams grabbed to ship the Thunder again to Oklahoma Metropolis for a close-out Recreation 5 on Wednesday.

“They outplayed us, outrebounded us, got more of the 50-50 balls,” stated Edwards, who was restricted to 16 factors. “Wanted it a little bit more.”

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (23 factors) and Donte DiVincenzo (21 factors) every went 5 for 8 from 3-point vary to guide a second straight onslaught of bench offense to maintain the Wolves shut all evening, however the Thunder at all times had a solution for the mini-runs they managed. They trailed for under 36 seconds, all stretches within the first quarter.

“Give their role guys credit,” coach Mark Daigneault said. “The shot-making was ridiculous, so for us to overcome that on the road the way we did was a great team win.”

Any intrigue about how the Thunder would reply from Game 3 shortly disappeared when Williams began hitting from deep to guide an 11-for-17 capturing begin from the ground. The Thunder grabbed 11 offensive rebounds within the first half, too.

The Thunder, for all their dominance, have proven a touch of vulnerability away from Paycom Heart, the place they’re 7-1 with a plus-191 scoring differential this postseason. However Luguentz Dort helped bottle up Edwards and Julius Randle (five points on 1-for-7 shooting), and the Thunder forced 23 turnovers to help offset those 64 bench points.

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