Thunder complete Memphis sweep behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 points

Royce Young: Thunder beat the Grizzlies 117-115 to win the series 4-0. – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 38-5-6 – Jalen Williams: 23-4-5 – Chet Holmgren: 11 and 4 blocks – Isaiah Hartenstein: 11-12-3 + 4 steals – Isaiah Joe: 11 (3-6 from 3) Back to back years with first round sweeps for OKC.Source: Twitter @royceyoung

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has back to back 30 point games.
SGA has attacked the paint relentlessly today against JJJ and Edey. – 5:26 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander splitting Edey and JJJ to finish through contact is just special. – 5:23 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA hesi’d past Pippen Jr and finished at the rim against both JJJ and 7’4 Zach Edey.
SGA has been outstanding today. – 5:05 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is up to 24 points after this and-1 on 8-for-11 shooting. – 5:03 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the half
19 PTS
7-8 FG
5 AST
1 STL
0 TO
Jalen Williams at the half
13 PTS
6-11 FG
2 AST
0 TO – 4:42 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Successful challenge from Mark Dagneault.
Bane clearly fouls SGA on the 3 point shot.
SGA gets 3 free throws… and maintains his perfect first half field goal percentage. – 4:39 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
After review, Bane is hit with a foul and a successful challenge for Mark Daigneault to send Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the line for 3 FTAs. – 4:38 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1st quarter
16 PTS
7-7 FG
3 AST
1 STL
Turns out the league scoring leader and MVP didn’t forget how to score. – 4:04 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
16 first-quarter points for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on 7-for-7 shooting. – 4:04 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s start today:
8 PTS
4-4 FG
2 AST
SGA has scored or assisted on 13 of OKC’s first 17 points. – 3:44 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
This is the right lineup for Aaron Wiggins, surrounded by size and can really benefit from it defensively. SGA and Jalen Williams are cooking, timeout Memphis. – 3:43 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Assist for Zach Edey, blocking a shot into Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s hands for a bucket. SGA is up to 8 points of OKC’s 12. – 3:40 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder starters vs Grizzlies
SGA
Dort
JDub
Chet
Hartenstein
Round 1. Game 4. – 3:05 PM

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NBA Stat: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s teams now own the largest & second-largest comeback wins in the playoffs since 1997. 31-point comeback against the Warriors in 2019 with the Clippers 29-point comeback against the Grizzlies in 2025 with the Thunder -via Bluesky / April 25, 2025

Turnovers hurt Memphis again in a 118-99 loss against the Thunder at Paycom Center. OKC now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0. Memphis will get its next opportunity against the Thunder on April 24 (8:30 p.m., TNT, FanDuel Sports Network). The next game is a must-win, but the ways of getting that result are slim. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, but he shot 10-for-29 from the field. He’s now had two consecutives games of below average performances for his standards. -via Memphis Commercial Appeal / April 23, 2025

Royce Young: Thunder beat the Grizzlies 118-99 in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead. – SGA: 27-7-5 – Dub: 24-6-6 – Chet: 20 and 11 rebounds + 5 blocks – Hart: 6-10-3 – Dort: 8 and 9 rebounds – Caruso: 13-4-3 + 3 steals Game 3 in Memphis on Thursday. -via x.com / April 22, 2025

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