Overview
- The Thunder, which closed the series Monday with a 131-122 win in Phoenix, advanced 4-0 to the Western Conference semifinals.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Game 4 with 31 points and 8 assists as OKC shot 54% from the field, 50% from three, and 87% at the line.
- Oklahoma City scored 31 points on 19 possessions while Gilgeous-Alexander rested, with rookie guard Ajay Mitchell driving those minutes and finishing with 22 points.
- After the sweep, Gilgeous-Alexander posted a “Cancun on 3” jab on Instagram, and Dillon Brooks replied “Sounds like a ghost writer – The Villain” as the Canadian teammates kept the banter friendly.
- Local reporting flagged Devin Booker’s 21.3 points per game as a concern for Phoenix’s offseason review while league data credits first-year coach Jordan Ott for a major defensive improvement.