Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a steely performance befitting the NBA MVP and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped back from a 42-point loss by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-126 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Oklahoma City overcame a sizzling shooting effort from the Minnesota bench to secure a closeout game at home Wednesday night.

Even the NBA MVP needs a wing man. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has two. Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren were so good in their own ways that a 40-point, 10-assist, nine-rebound performance by Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals for Oklahoma City was somehow overshadowed.

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves obliterated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 143-101, in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night. Minnesota now trails in the series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Monday.

Game 3 of the Western Conference finals was no contest. The Wolves blitzed the Thunder 143-101 Saturday night in Minneapolis. Let’s get to the grades:

Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams had a shocking reaction to the fact that his team lost by 42 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.