Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the ruling NBA champion Boston Celtics on the way to fixing her status of the championship favorite.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points while Oklahoma City Thunder hit the playoff card with an impressive 118-112 win over the ruling champion Boston Celtics in the potential review of the NBA final final.
Gilgeous-Alexander improved his credentials as a favorite for the prize of the most respected player (MVP) with a top-notch performance to silence Boston’s TD Garden Home crowd in the absorbing duel inhabited by a rafla fourth quarter.
The Canadian point guard shot the 11th on the field to finish five rebounds, seven assists and 34 points, including 10-o-11 from the free throws line.
The victory raised the leaders of the Western Conference of Oklahoma City on a record of 54-12 for the season and guaranteed their place in the playoffs next month.
Wedding on Wednesday over a much more experienced Boston line -up marked another mature display from the Thunder side, which is the youngest in the league.
Oklahoma City effectively sealed the victory late in the fourth place, pulled out to open a double -digit lead from the remaining just under two minutes after Cason Wallace knocked a top triple triple three -month -old three -month -old, followed by a reversed schedule.
Gilgeous-Alexander said that a thunder defense strength in the middle of a barracks of 63 trial attempts from Boston secured the foundation for victory.
“We were able to stop, and that was a trend for us recently,” he told ESPN.
“When you get down on a move against a good basketball team with good players, you have to find a way, and we did it tonight and give yourself a chance.”
While Gilgeous-Alexander grabbed the points for scoring, the high Chet Holmgren caught the eye with a double double of 23 points with 15 rebounds.
“We all know the Chet Holmgren player,” Gilgeous-Alexander said of his 22-year-old teammate. “He is a stud and will be a stallion for a very long time. He will still grow still special.”
Boston’s scoring was led by Jayson Tatum with 33 points, while Derrick White had 22.
Despite Jaylin Williams disappeared from the lineup, Thunder ended up with seven players who scored double numbers against the Celtics.
Oklahoma City has not won the NBA title since 1979, when the franchise was located in Washington and called Seattle Supersonics.
