The Oklahoma City Thunder have taken a commanding three-games-to-one series lead in the Western Conference Finals and are just one win away from a fifth NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.
After getting blown out in Game 3 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a pair of 30-plus point performances sparked the Thunder to a 128-126 win in Minneapolis on Monday evening.
Now, the Thunder return to Oklahoma City and will hope to reach the NBA’s championship series for the second time since relocating from Seattle.
The game ended in controversy after Thunder star and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander threw the ball out of bounds just before the buzzer.
It appeared that a fan caught the ball with 0.6 seconds remaining. However, the officials only set the clock to 0.3 seconds – which was not enough time for the Timberwolves to get a shot up.
Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with a 40 point, nine rebound, ten assist double-double to help right the ship after a 42 point blowout loss two nights prior.
He was helped with an incredibly strong performance from forward Jalen Williams, who put up 34 points on 24 shots.
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