Catching Jaden McDaniels paying full attention to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams jogged over to the corner spot. Before he even set his position, his MVP teammate threw a bullet pass to his All-Star teammate.

The Oklahoma City Thunder clawed their way back into the Western Conference Finals series with a narrow 128-126 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night at Target Center. It was a pivotal Game 4 for the Thunder.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder recover from a Game 3 blowout loss with a Game 4 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ice-cold at the free-throw line. Jalen Williams calmly knocked down clutch jumpers. Chet Holmgren swatted Jaden McDaniels' reverse layup. Like it should be, OKC's Big 3 was the reason they built a 3-1 series lead in a 128-126 Game 4 win.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enjoyed arguably the best playoff game of his career to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves and to within one game of the NBA Finals.