Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon entered the game for Denver with a lingering hamstring strain, and it played a big role in them tiring out in the final game of the series. It was another impressive performance from MVP hopeful Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, filling the stat sheet with 35 points, three rebounds, four assists, three steals, and a block.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was sensational for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, leading them with 35 points on their way to a 125–93 win over the Denver Nuggets. The 32-point blowout victory sets OKC up for a duel with the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first Western Conference Finals appearance since 2016.

Those points didn’t come because the Thunder were bombing away from 3 — they shot 30.8% on the night — but in the paint, where the Thunder scored 64 points before both coach