Thunder win slugfest in Dallas, evening series
Oklahoma City ties Dallas 2-2 and regains home court advantage in the Western Conference Semifinals.
In another rock fight on the road, OKC overcame dismal shooting (38.0 FG%, 25.9 3P%) to come back from a 14-point deficit in the second half. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists 4 stocks) outshined Luka Doncic (18 points on 20 shots) and received more help (and fewer missed free throws) from his teammates down the stretch.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tonight
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 14, 2024
34 PTS
14-27 FG
6-6 FT
8 REB
5 AST
2 STL
2 BLK
0 turnovers (!)
MVP performance in the biggest game of his career. pic.twitter.com/iBtIkEpO5H
Genuinely one of the most impressive displays of shot making I’ve ever seen.
— Thunder Muse (@ThunderMuse_) May 14, 2024
pic.twitter.com/mYXKCPtJSA
SHAI LEADS THE WAY WITH 34/8/5/2
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) May 14, 2024
CHET ICES THE GAME WITH 18/9
J DUB MAKES BIG FOURTH QUARTER BUCKETS
LU HITS BIG THREES AT THE END
CASON STEPS UP WHEN THE TEAM NEEDS HIM MOST
THE THUNDER TIE THE SERIES 2-2pic.twitter.com/IhQ8ELkakx
obviously SGA gets the game ball today but shout out the two rookies Chet and Cason too. locked it in and stayed poised.
— David Brandon (@birdrightsnba) May 14, 2024
Cason Wallace = future first-team All-Defense pic.twitter.com/JVzqIzcs4W
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 14, 2024
CHET HOLMGREN FOR THE LEAD!pic.twitter.com/zCPlv8tpZg
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 14, 2024
Chet drilling a pair of clutch free throws. pic.twitter.com/JGBxHfYszr
— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) May 14, 2024
Maybe the toughest, grittiest, most resilient playoff win I’ve ever seen from the Thunder.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) May 14, 2024
With 1:07 left, down 5 with the ball, Dallas executed as well as I've seen a team in that situation. They got FTs within 6 secs and a transition dunk to get themselves 3 possessions in that time period, then more FTs on the last possession they created. But they missed their FTs
— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) May 14, 2024
Dallas was in control.
— Daily Thunder (@dailythunder) May 14, 2024
Then Shai happened.
OKC takes Game 4 and heads home to with the series tied 2-2.
