Thunder Holds On To Wolves, Returns With 3-1 Advantage

JAKARTA Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault smiled lightly when asked by reporters what he learned from his team on Monday night Tuesday, May 267 morning WIB. Two nights earlier, Thunder lost by a difference of 42 points from the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, in the 2025 NBA West Final 4 Game, Thunder rose and won a dramatic 128-126 win at the Target Center, Minneapolis.

This victory brings Thunder 3-1 up in the best-of-seven series and will return home to play Game 5 on Wednesday night, May 28 local time.

"I haven't learned anything," Daigneault said. This team is easy to believe. Everything has been normal in the last two days, and we feel like it will look very different tonight and that's it. We are still in the process of growing, and this is a new experience. This is the first time we have a 3-1 lead, so we have to know how to deal with it properly.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander performed outstanding, scoring 40 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jalen Williams added 34 points with a shot of 13 from 24, whileruly Holmgren scored 21 points with high accuracy (9 from 14 shots).Gilgeous-Alexander also became the winner by scoring 5 out of 6 free throws in the last 15 seconds.

"We focused on the moment," said Shai. We did have a sense of disappointment from the last defeat, but tonight we just want to control what we can control. It's not perfect, but we gave ourselves a chance and we won

In the Timberwolves camp, Nickeil Alexander-Walker took the lead with 23 points from the bench, followed by Jaden McDaniels (22 points) and Donte DiVincenzo (21 points).

"Everything is open. There is no secret," said Alexander-Walker. They know how to beat us, and we know how to beat them. It's just a matter of who wants to win more and can execute consistently.

The game was tight in stoppage. Gilgeous-Alexander showed an extraordinary vision by releasing a pass between McDaniels' feet to Williams who then scored an important tripoin. Williams also scored another tripoin that put Thunder ahead 123-116 in the last 1:21 minutes.

Minnesota had cut the gap with McDaniels, who scored wither and tripoin, reduced the score to 123-121 with 23.1 seconds remaining. However, the free throw exchange at the last second put Thunder ahead.

With 3.5 seconds remaining, Anthony Edwards got two free throws. He entered the first and deliberately missed the second, but Gilgeous-Alexander snatched the rebound and sent the ball away to stop the time with 0.3 seconds remaining. Williams then managed to cut in from Julius Randle to ensure victory.

Thunder took a 90-85 lead at the end of the third quarter. Minnesota had equalized the score through a run of 8-0, but Thunder immediately responded with a jumper from Gilgeous-Alexander.

Edwards only scored 4 points in the first half, and finished the game with 16 points from 5/13 shots only managed 1 in 7 tripoin attempts.

Babak kedua dia lebih agresif, ujar pelatih Wolves, Chris Finch. Kami coba membuat dia lebih bebas dari bola, lebih banyak menyerang cat. Tapi dia laki terlalu jauh di babak pertama. Kami harus membantu dia dari awal.

With this victory, Thunder is just one step away from the NBA Finals, and Game 5 at Oklahoma City will decide if they can finish the draw or Timberwolves force a follow-up.

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