Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder rolls to brink of Finals

NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered a masterful performance to power Oklahoma City past Minnesota 128-126 on Monday, rolling the Thunder to the brink of the NBA Finals.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points and added 10 assists and nine rebounds to spark the Thunder, which took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals series, with the potentially clinching Game 5 set for Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

"Play to our identity on both ends of the floor — if we do that we'll be just fine," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "If not, it could get ugly. So, we've just got to be who we are; trust our work and trust our habits."