Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Thunder's Game 6 loss to Pacers: 'We sucked tonight'
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is no stranger to sitting out fourth quarters. He's done that plenty of times throughout the season. But this time, it happened for all the wrong reasons. The MVP winner couldn't orchestrate the Oklahoma City Thunder out of one of their worst offensive performances ever.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting, four rebounds and two assists. He shot 0-of-1 from 3 and went 7-of-8 on free throws.
The Thunder couldn't clinch a championship in their 108-91 Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The 2025 NBA Finals is now squared at 3-3 with a decisive Game 7 up next.
The stat line isn't too bad, but Gilgeous-Alexander got going too late. Considering what was at stake, you'd hope to see him play more aggressively. Especially when the Pacers began to run away on the scoreboard. The Thunder never looked comfortable. The turnover and outside shooting numbers reflected that. He coughed the ball up eight times himself.
"The way I see it is, we sucked tonight. We can learn our lessons. We have one game for everything, for everything we've worked for, and so do they," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "The better team Sunday will win."
Oh well. Got to shrug your shoulders and move. As bad as this loss was, it only counts for one. Gilgeous-Alexander will get a chance in Game 7 to cement his legacy as one of the greatest ever or go down as the face of one of the greatest collapses. No pressure.
"One game for everything you ever dreamed of," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "If you win it, you get everything. If you lose it, you get nothing. It's that simple."
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