Oklahoma City (AP) -The normally Stoic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was smiled on camera after a loss of match 3 at Denver which led Oklahoma City 2-1 in the Western conference semi-finals. The finalist of Oklahoma City’s MVP Award spent the rest of the series to show what he was smiling about. He was an average of 30.8 points at 55.8% shooting over the next four games, and the Thunder won three of it to go to the conference final. Gilgeous-Alexander said the smile is a response to fans who ruined him. “It’s easy to spot when you’re up,” Gilgeous-Alexander said to Game 3. “I never want to show them that I am defeated or crazy or something similar. Nothing was written. The series is not over, and we have a lot to be over optimistic. ‘ He backed the claim by scoring 25 points in a match 4 victory, 31 in a victory of the match 5, 32 in a game 6 loss and 35 in a 125-93 result in Game 7 Sunday. The Thunder will host the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals from Tuesday. The MVP finalist of Oklahoma City becomes more comfortable to express itself. The Canadian star worked for years to stay evenly, but still he admitted to being on his way to Game 7. He wanted the Thunder’s League-best 68-win season to mean something. Oklahoma City lost in the conference semi -finals last season after earning the number 1 seed in the West. And he still had an MVP finalist in Nikola Jokic to do. Instead of ignoring or laying off his feelings, Gilgeous-Alexander embraced them. “I was nervous, to be honest, just to know what’s on the right track,” he said. ‘We’ve worked so hard all season of 82 games. We all worked so hard in the summer to know if you don’t bring your A game, it can all be over, everything for nothing. But I think that nervousness, like, motivated me and helped me play today. ‘ The Thunder showed some nerves early in Game 7, but they took over in the second quarter. “When I felt the flow of the game and had the right intentions and the right energy, I knew it would turn around for us,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. When he baked well with the thunder that was 114-76 and 7:40, he raised his arms to admonish the crowd, and then pointed to the dedicated fans of the little market franchise in a rare festive moment. “No team in the league has an advantage of the home court like us,” he said. “And that’s all thanks to them with the T-shirts, the cheer, the scream, the singing. They really give us energy out there. And we were a better team because of them, to have them behind us. Knowing that if we don’t bring it tonight, it can be for them too, it wasn’t fair either. We also wanted to play for them. ‘ ___
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander throws stoic approach while leading Thunder to Game 7 Win
