Thunder complete sweep of Lakers but Gilgeous-Alexander remains calm: 'We still haven't reached our goal'

""We've done our job so far. That's all it really means," he said "We've gone out there, we've executed, we played at a high level and we've been able to win eight top games against really good opponents. That's all it really means. "Nothing's guaranteed. In the play-offs, no two games are the same, especially when you change opponents. The challenges are all coming up, I guess you could say. Everything that we've done so far is behind us. We still haven't reached our goal.""

""We've been very, very good," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "I thought we had more lapses tonight than we had had in previous games. So we have to learn from that. Obviously we have to play better in more of the 48 minutes, but I also think the wind's going to be in your face in a playoff game for different reasons at different times and you've got to be able to recenter. I thought we did that exceptionally well tonight.""

"Gilgeous-Alexander had been double-teamed throughout the series but the Lakers' altered approach in Game Four freed him up to score 35 points as the Thunder wrapped up a 4-0 win with a 115-110 triumph."

Oklahoma City Thunder completed a 4-0 series sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 115-110 after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points. He faced double-teaming throughout the series, and an altered Lakers approach in Game Four helped create scoring opportunities. The Thunder’s run marked a second straight series sweep as they moved into the Western Conference finals. Gilgeous-Alexander credited strong execution and high-level play while warning that nothing is guaranteed in the playoffs and that past results do not secure the ultimate goal. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault praised the team’s ability to learn from lapses and recenter during playoff momentum shifts, highlighting Gilgeous-Alexander’s patience despite targeted defensive attention.

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