Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Perfectly Captured the Thunder’s Mindset Ahead of Game 7
As Game 6 of the NBA Finals neared its conclusion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was mic’d up and delivered a simple yet powerful statement. The Oklahoma City Thunder had entered Game 6 with a chance to clinch the championship, but instead, the Indiana Pacers put on one of their most dominant performances of the postseason, cruising to a 108–91 win and setting up a winner-takes-all Game 7 on Sunday.
The Pacers built a commanding 22-point halftime lead and pushed it to 30 by the end of the third quarter. With the game out of reach, the Thunder emptied their bench and began to accept the inevitable.
It was during this moment that a mic’d up Gilgeous-Alexander summed up the situation for his team—and everyone watching—with one simple phrase:
“One game for all the marbles.”
Now, it all comes down to one game, one final showdown for the championship. Sunday can’t come soon enough.
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