The Thunder and their ‘big 3': Was Game 4 the best they have been all season?
After edging out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 on Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder are now just one win away from clinching the Western Conference crown and booking a trip to the NBA Finals.
Unlike in games 1 and 2, the Thunder had to work for their Game 4 win and needed every one of the 95 combined points Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren gave them.
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On the latest episode of 'The Athletic NBA Daily,' Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht broke down whether Oklahoma City's performance was the best from its version of the 'big three' all season, the significance of Gilgeous-Alexander's playmaking and how the Thunder's defense disrupted Anthony Edwards. They also discussed the poise Oklahoma City continues to show in this series.
Watch the full episode of 'The Athletic NBA Daily' below or on the YouTube channel or via the 'The Athletic NBA Daily' podcast feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
(Photo of Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: David Berding / Getty Images)
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