Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on free-throw merchant label: 'I don’t care. Never cared'

Shy Gilgaus Alexander dragged OKC 3-1 in Minnesota
The MVP of the season had a triple double of almost 40 points.
Eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 2:30am

SGA, unwavering MVP: 40 points and total control with Game 4 victory sportando.basketball/en/sga-the-uns… – 1:53am

“I don’t care. I didn’t care.”
– Labeled as SGA “Free Throw Merchant” pic.x.com/goonh24jqy – 12:56am

OKC Big 3 SGA:
“We still have a lot of room to grow, and that’s the scary part.
They are 23 and 24 years old. They haven’t hit near Prime yet. ”
Close to their Prime JDUB/CHET:
pic.x.com/uq39sjwjpe – 12:23 AM

Tonight was Shy Gilgas Alexander’s first match in his postseason career, where he assisted 10 times.
He was the first player of this postseason, dropping 40 and 10 dimes in the same game. pic.x.com/3n8dav9xcp – 12:16 AM

SGA (40 points) and JDUB (34 points) both scored career playoff highs tonight.
OKC needed all of these points. – 12:12 AM

Enjoyment with the Thunder lineup, Game 4:
– OKC outscores in about 1 minute in 6 minutes. Starting a lineup of 5 people (SGA/DORT/DUB/CHET/HARTENSTEIN)
– OKC outscores in 11 minutes each in 1 minute. SGA / DORT / DUB / CHET / CARUSO 5-MAN lineup included
– All other OKC 5 Man Lineup: 31 Minute Drawing – 12:09 AM

Shy Gilgaus Alexander asked about free throw merchant chants pic.x.com/fne9lw0rpx – 11:57pm

Shy is the playoffs MVP.
Jalen Williams is also the top five player, according to Hoopshype’s global rating. pic.x.com/auz0vh10yi – 11:31pm

Tonight SGA
40 points
9 Reb
10 AST
1 STL
MVP performance. pic.x.com/kuctlox8xu – 11:24pm

I say as the game went along with the booing as SGA dropped them 40-9-10. – 11:23pm

95 points for SGA, J-Dub and Chet. It’s also easy to do the best playoff games as a trio, and perhaps their best overall game. – 11:23pm

Of Shai’s 10 assists, eight had 3 seconds and one had Holmgren jumper stepped into the line. The wolves were crammed into the gap and the rest of the lightning made them pay as they often failed before. – 11:22pm

40-9-10. Shy’s consistency is amazing. – 11:22pm

Shy 40 points, 10 assists. 9 rebounds
JDUB 34 points, 6 3 seconds
Chet 21 points, 7 rebounds
Thunder One won one from the NBA Finals after beating Timberwolves 128-126 in Game 4 at OKC on Wednesday. pic.x.com/ongj8nqqqx – 11:20pm

The Thunder wins.
Response after a loss of 40 points in Game 3.
SGA, JDUB and CHET were stars tonight.
3-1 will thunder and return to OKC. – 11:20pm

Shy Gilgaus Alexander from Game 4:
40 points (Playoff career high)
9 Reb
10 AST
The fourth player in NBA history to have 40/5/10 games in WCF. pic.x.com/ovecnhdna4 – 11:20pm

SGA threw in the air in hopes of Magic Johnson playing from 91 and losing his watch – 11:18pm

Both the Naz Nails free throws and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander return to the line and attempt to push this into the 3-point game. If he can do that, Min will have no timeouts and need to tie the floor length. – 11:16pm

Shy Gilgaus Alexander, like his cousin Nikkeil Alexander Walker, highly praises his new postseason career (previously: 38 points). – 11:16pm

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was 11-10 from the free throw line before missing the free throw. The Timberwolves balls chase with 8.4 seconds remaining, 126-123. – 11:13pm

SGA splits the free throw.
Thunder Up 126-123.
Wolf balls.
8.4 seconds. – 11:12pm

Shai makes one of two. The Wolves have the ball to play in 8.4 seconds, 126-123. If the Thunder chooses to play the foul game, they are out of the timeout. – 11:11pm

When SGA split the FTS with the rest of 8.4, OKC was fouled up in three situations. – 11:11pm

The SGA hits two huge free throws.
It’s ice-cold.
Thunder Up 125-121.
Wolf balls.
14.5 seconds. – 11:06pm

37-10-8 SGA
Jalen Williams of 34
21-7 Chet
Who said Big 3 was dead? – 11:06pm

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 21 points tied his career best with his first half score in the postseason set in Game 6 of the 2024 semi-finals.
It’s Gill Alexander’s first 20 points since scoring 21 points in the first half of his victory against the Lakers 48 days ago. – 10pm

The Thunder leads 65-57 in the half. SGA 21P 6A 5R; Jalen Williams 15p 2a 2s; Chet 10p 5R 2b. Minimum: McDaniels 12P 3R 3S; 4/5 Shooting 2 NAW 11p. Edwards was 2-2 limited to 4 points. Randle has a 5P 4TO. – 9:52pm

Half and thunder 65-57.
SGA 21 PTS/6 AST
JDUB 15 pts/2 Stl
Chet 10 pts/2 blk – 9:50pm

FGA Thunder +12. When they have that edge, brutal and difficult fights are defensive and running SGA/JDUB like this – 9:50pm

OKC has increased by 65-57 in half. Play this game on their terms. Turnover; Rebound;
SGA on 21-6-5.
Edwards in two shot attempts – 9:49pm

Half of Shy:
21 points
5 Reb
6 AST
burning. pic.x.com/kjol4psnuo – 9:49pm

It seems that Dwyane Wade has been reborn in SGA. – 9:36pm

Shy: First Team “Get My Pocket” – 9:35pm

OKC leads 37-30 after a fierce first Q. All wolf players who participated in the game scored, but Edwards was limited to just two points. SGA & Jalen Williams has 13 points in a combined 14-14 shooting. MIN shoots 63.2%, but there are seven turnovers compared to OKC’s three turnovers. – 9:13pm

Shy Gilgauss Alexander 1st quarter
13 points
5-6 FG
1-2 3pt
2-2 feet
4 AST – 9:12pm

Thunder will be super small.
SGA
Dort
Caruso
Kenrich
jdub – 9:04pm

The great work by Shai Gileous-Alexander and Jalen Williams is quick and offensive. 8:52pm

Thunder Starter vs. Wolves
SGA
Dort
jdub
Chet
Hartenstein
Western Conference Finals
Game 4 – 8:06pm

Thunder Starting Lineup vs. Timberwolves Game 4
Shy Gilgaus Alexander
Lu Dort
Jalen Williams
Chet Holmgren
Isaiah Hertenstein – 8:02pm

Shy Gilgaus Alexander pays homage to staff during the warm-up
ESPN 8:30pm ET pic.x.com/rmyafy1ktu – 7:44pm

SGA makes the entrance to his game 4. pic.x.com/68ovr19wdn – 7:04pm

Jaden McDaniels, who hasn’t fouled Shy in Game 3: “He’s either protected his hand from the shooting movements or let his hand go at all. — 12:25pm