The Thunder came back from double-digit deficits to win 17 times in the 2023-24 season. They did it again in Game 4.
SGA is money from the baseline... he's up to 30 PTS!
— NBA (@NBA) May 14, 2024
2-point game with under 5 minutes to play on TNT pic.twitter.com/Ans4HQ0F2J
Oklahoma City trailed by as many as 14 points in the third quarter but took the lead with a 9-0 run in the final quarter, punctuated by a go-ahead three-pointer by rookie Chet Holmgren off a dish from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. And the Brazilian fans loved it.
CHET COLOCA OKC NA FRENTE!!! @ChetHolmgren @okcthunder @pvsportbr #NBAPlayoffs NBAnoPrimeVideo pic.twitter.com/lz57JcFT65
— NBA Brasil (@NBABrasil) May 14, 2024
During that game-swinging run, five different Mavericks missed shots. Then they started missing from the line.
Dallas missed three big free throws down the stretch, including the front end of a pair from Luka Doncic that could have tied the game. Down three in the final seconds, P.J. Washington missed a free throw, and when he tried to miss intentionally, it bounced in.
Overall, Dallas was 12-of-23 from the line. Oklahoma City went 23-of-24. That was the difference in a 100-96 victory by the Thunder.
Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 34 points, adding eight rebounds and five assists.
SGA strong jab step into the middy!
— NBA (@NBA) May 14, 2024
12 PTS in Q3... 24 for the game
OKC trails DAL 69-65 headed to the 4th quarter on TNT pic.twitter.com/r4IQc3ZQ9T
Holmgren had four blocks to go with his 18 points and nine rebounds, including two huge free throws with nine seconds left to give the Thunder a three-point lead.
Another rookie, Cason Wallace, hit his only two shots in 18 minutes, both threes and delivered a big block on Kyrie Irving.
Cason Wallace perfect anticipation on the block!
— NBA (@NBA) May 14, 2024
OKC/DAL Game 4 of the #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel is live on TNT pic.twitter.com/xCg38XTxK0
Oklahoma City shot 38 percent from the field, 26 percent from three-point range and got its shots blocked 13 times. But down the stretch, the Thunder played like veterans and ground out an unlikely win to tie their series 2-2.
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