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Finals Film Study: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes a screener in Game 4
OKC's tweak in the 4th quarter featured more Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the screener, which led to beneficial matchups.
Thunder vs. Pacers score: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads late OKC rally to stun Pacers, tie NBA Finals at 2-2
Gilgeous-Alexander was off his game for much of the night, but played like the league MVP in the fourth to lead the OKC rally.
With minutes left before their title dreams faded, Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder’s biggest stars stepped up
With 3:52 left in the game, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault leaned into his stars — he started asking for Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams pick-and-rolls. The goal was to force a switch and get Aaron Nesmith off SGA and get Andrew Nembhard on him — Gildgeous-Alexander shot 6-of-9 for the game with Nembhard as his primary defender.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 'flips the switch' in historic fourth quarter as OKC wins Game 4 the hard way
Heading into the fourth quarter on Friday, the Oklahoma City Thunder were on the brink of falling down 3-1 in the NBA Finals. Given that they'd shot 2 for 14 from 3-point range and had four more turnovers (12) than assists (8),
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