Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hadn’t had an MVP second in these NBA Finals, hadn’t grabbed maintain of a recreation and seized it in successful time.
That modified Friday night time, when the Pacers had Recreation 4 of their fingers and he ripped it away — together with home-court benefit in these NBA Finals — due to top-of-the-line endgame performances within the final half-century.
With Oklahoma Metropolis trailing by 4 with 2:59 left, Gilgeous-Alexander had 11 of his 35 factors down the stretch. It’s probably the most within the final three minutes of a Finals tilt in 50 years and carried the Thunder to a 111-104, come-from-behind victory in a recreation they completely needed to have.
“We knew it when we woke up this morning; 3-1 is a lot different than 2-2 going back home. We played with desperation to end the game, and that’s why we won,” Gilgeous-Alexander mentioned in a postgame TV interview. “We got to try to maintain the same desperation going into Game 5, Game 6, whatever it may be.”
