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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Oklahoma City Thunder progressed to the semifinals of the Western conference by beating Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 on Saturday to complete the pipeline price.

Jalen Williams Added 23 points for the upper seeds by lightning, which led NBA With the record 68-14 this season and became the first team to reach the second round. They will wait for the fourth sowing Denver Nuggets or no. 5 Los Angelesa Scissor in the next round.

“I didn’t feel like my way of thinking was different,” said Gilgeous-Alexander. “Every night I walk to the floor to be the best version of myself. I wasn’t in the past (games), I’ve been pretty close to her tonight, I’m allowed to just play free.”

Grizzly played without stars Me moreWho could host his left hook in the game 3. Thunder deleted a deficit of 29 points after he left, the second largest return in the postSone game, because a detailed playing game began to be kept in 1996-97.

“Their struggle was impressive tonight, Thunder Coach Mark Daigneault said.” Down 3-0, down Morant and down 11 with four (minutes). Lots of respect for them competitive. “

Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Isaiah Joe He had 11 points per piece for lightning, and Hartanstein added 12 rebounds.

Scotti Pippen Jr. She matched her career with 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Desmond Bane and Saints Alfama had 23 points per piece.

“Scotti did a huge job during the end of the season. He was very consistent at both ends,” said temporary coach in Grizzli Tuomas Iisalo.

The game was close to three quarters with neither team buildings is a significant advantage. Oklahoma City LED 88-85 Entering the fourth. At that point, the lightning was 4-29 from the range of 3 points.

Williams’ 3-Point with 5:41 left in the game was given Thunder and 102-92, the first time any team reached a two-digit advantage. The leader would reach 11 before Memphis gathered a 3-point from Bane with 7.1 seconds left to 116-114.

Williams shared a pair of free throw with the remaining 6 seconds, and thunder violated intentionally in the bane. He made it first, but Memphis could not refuse his intentional misses in seconds.

“We could have been a little tighter when we built a lead (until 11 in the fourth quarter),” Daigneault said. “I thought we were especially lost by defensive owners. Once I tightened, I thought everything from execution in the clock management … was very positive.”

After six lead changes and five connections in half, the city of Oklahoma was led 60-59 on the break.

“We fought, everyone in this team. It was zero in this team,” he said, adding Grizzles just can’t close the game.

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