SGA says Thunder have what it takes to rebound from recreation one heartbreaker

The Thunder, who led the league with 68 regular-season victories, had by no means trailed and led by 15 early within the fourth quarter of the championship collection opener.

But the tenacious Pacers rallied and seized the 111-110 victory on Tyrese Haliburton’s pull-up basket with three-tenths of a second remaining.

“As much as we can, we just got to treat it like every other game, every other situation we’ve been in,” Gilgeous-Alexander stated. “Yes, we have not been on this state of affairs , however that does not imply our character has to vary, or what we did final time.

“It’s nonetheless basketball, the sport of basketball we grew up enjoying. The guidelines do not change as a result of we’re within the Finals.

After Indiana pulled inside one with with 48.6 seconds remaining, Gilgeous-Alexander the 26-year-old Canadian who supplanted Denver star Nikola Jokic because the NBA Most Valuable Player this season had an opportunity to place the Thunder forward by three however his fadeaway shot try did not fall, leaving the door open for Haliburton’s heroics.

“I thought I got a pretty good look, felt good, didn’t go in,” he stated. “Then they got a look, and it went in. Can’t do anything about it now. Just got to be better for next game.”

Thursday’s final result recalled the opening recreation of the Western Conference semi-finals, when Denver’s Aaron Gordon drained a last-gasp three-pointer to elevate the Nuggets to a 121-119 victory over the Thunder.

Oklahoma City went on to beat the Nuggets in seven video games, and Gilgeous-Alexander stated it could be no more durable to bounce again after one other slender defeat.

“Me personally, how you lose doesn’t really matter,” he stated. “Obviously it sucks, last-second shot, the power within the enviornment and stuff like that. But we misplaced on the finish of the day. We misplaced recreation one. We’ve misplaced recreation one earlier than.

“The series isn’t first to one, it’s first to four.”

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