NBA Finals 2025: Why was Shai the hero of the fourth game?

When the match entered the crucial moment and with the Pacers above on the scoreboard, the hero, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander appeared and was responsible for silencing the rival.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander It has a habit: to appear and make a difference when your team needs it more.

With the need to win the fourth game to Indiana Pacers To tie the series and resume the advantage of the local, the most valuable of the season again demonstrated its lineage becoming the hero of the game: 35 points with 12 of 24 in court shots, 10 of 10 in free throws, 3 robberies and a cap certify it.

When the game had 5:03 minutes left to play and with the Pacers above on the scoreboard for 97 to 95, Shai was responsible for silencing the stadium. In this period he scored 15 of the remaining 16 points and won the partial to the entire rival team by 15 to 7. And he succeeded after having to endure the suffocating and melee brand that they raised between Andrew and Aaron Nesmith During the 40 minutes he was on the court.

His 35 points of game 4 are his second best scorer in these finals after the 38 he scored in the first. With the sole exception of the third game in which “barely” reached 24, its brands always exceeded 30 units.

In the finals, 131 of the 451 points of the OKC Thunder (29%) and its average by game is 32.7 per game.

His numbers of the last 5 minutes of the game and the whole series are said to be easy. As easy as his ability to dress in hero and continue leading the illusion of Oklahoma City Thunder to win the title.