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The Oklahoma City Thunder moved to the brink of another Western Conference Finals appearance and took a commanding lead in the playoffs with a dominant 131-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers now face a tough task to become First team in NBA history to overturn a 3-0 deficit., outsider
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did his part for the top-seeded Thunder with 23 points and nine assists, but teammate Ajay Mitchell was generally more accurate with his shooting and added 24 points and 10 assists.
The Lakers’ 41-year-old LeBron James had 19 points, but he wasn’t at his best as a team that again proved unable to stem the tide in a one-sided series without the injured Luka Doncic.
There was thunder NBA champion last year And watch the team lose one more time. Gilgeous-Alexander had his highest scoring game of the series despite missing nine of his first 11 shots. His form deteriorated in the playoffs after returning to the regular season, when he averaged 31.1 points per game.
“Obviously, I wasn’t at my best in performance, but I think I was able to help the team win and that’s the most important thing,” said Gilgeous-Alexander.
“As long as we’re winning. If the rest of the playoff run or the rest of my career looks like the last few games, I’ll be fine because we won games.”
In the Eastern Conference, Donovan Mitchell produced a 35-point performance to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116–109 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
The victory at Rocket Arena was crucial for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who held a 2-1 series lead over the Pistons.
Cleveland built a 16-point lead at halftime and despite a Detroit surge led by Cade Cunningham’s 27-point triple-double, including 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Mitchell’s late free throws sealed the win.
The New York Knicks are one game away from advancing after a 108-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, and the San Antonio Spurs edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 2-1 after a 115-108 victory.
