NBA Finals: Thunder join Showtime Lakers in NBA history after yet another playoff victory following a loss

the Oklahoma City Thunder Always reply. No better team after the loss this season, and this trend continued on Friday when Gilgos Alexander tea He led a handful of the fourth quarter to defeat Indiana Basars111-104, in game 4 of 2025 The American Professional League finals.

“We knew when we woke up this morning, 3-1 is very different from 2-2 of returning home,” said Gilgus Alcander, who ended with 35 points to help OKC until the series. “We played with despair to finish the game and for this reason we won. We must try to keep the same despair that goes to game 5, game 6, whatever it is.”

Thunder is now 6-0 after losing during the qualifiers, including victory in games 2 and 4 of the finals. If you include the normal season, they are 18-2 after a defeat. This is linked to the best record in such cases in one season in the history of the American Professional League.

The best record after the loss in the history of the American Professional League (one season, including the qualifiers)

It should be noted that the other three teams in that list – 1950 Lakers, 1975 Warriors and 1987 Lakers – won the championship in that season. Thunder triumphs over doing the same, which gives them their first title since they moved to Oklahoma City.

Here is a quick look at the results of thunder after losing this season:

• The second round, game 2 against Nuggets: Al-Raad win, 149-106

After lag late in match 1 of the second round chain, thunder took out their frustration with a complete dismantling of the law. They led double numbers for the last 41 minutes of the game, and they were up to 49 along the way. Gilgeous-alexander led the road with 34 points, four rebound balls and eight decisive passes.

• The second round, game 4 against Nuggets: Thunder Win, 92-87

After wandering during the normal season and the first round, the game 4 in Denver was the first real intestine facing thunder during the qualifiers. They were unable to expenditures 3-1, which would put them on the brink of the second round exit in a row. Again, Gilgeous-ELEXANERER was the one who ascended: 25 points, six rebound balls and six passes in the brave performance that I saw returning from a deficit in the fourth quarter early.

• The second round, game 7 opposite Nags: Al-Raad, 125-93

Nicolas Gokic and Nuggets pushed thunder to the edge of the abyss, but they could not push them to the edge. They jumped forward early on the road, and briefly built a double -figure, but thunder responded with an incredible defensive increase in the second quarter to take over the initiative, then escaped after the break. For a little surprise, Gilgeous-Elexander was great: 35 points, three rebound balls, four passes and three theft.

• Western conference finals, game 4 against. TimberwolvesThunder Win, 128-126

The game 4 of the Western Conference Finals was another huge moment for this thunder team. After two comfortable wins at home in games 1 and 2, Timberwolves detonated them in the 3 game and had an opportunity even in the series in the game 4. Timberwolves gave everything, but it fell after a land end. Gilgeous-Elexander installed the game in the free throw line to complete the performance of another monster: 40 points, nine rebound balls and 10 decisive passes.

• The American Professional League Finals, Game 2 against Pacers: Thunder Win, 123-107

The Thunder Lost Game 1 of the finals in an incredible way on a Teres Haleporton The game winner with 0.3 seconds. When heading to game 2, almost every person out of the Paces Cervices room will respond categorically. This is exactly what happened. After taking the initiative late in the first quarter, thunder did not succeed again. Gilgeous-Elexander continued his MVP campaign with 34 points, five rebounds and eight decisive passes.

• The American Professional League Finals, Game 4 opposite Paisers: Thunder Wayne, 111-104

There was a moment late in the third quarter of the game 4 when it seemed that Pesrez would get thunder from the building and advance 3-1. Instead, OKC settled and got the deficit under double numbers heading to the fourth quarter. From there, Gilgeous-alexander took them to the house with 15 points, the fourth quarter; As one team, Pacers scored 17 points in the final frame.

Gilgeous-alexander explains the reason for being MVP

What highlights the perfect thunder record after losing this season is that Gilgeous-alexander has appeared every time. Whenever thunder needs it during this tour, it is delivered. This was especially true on Friday.

Gilgeous-alexander was struggling early in the game while trying to deal with comprehensive and physical pressure. But suddenly, late in the fourth, all the shots that were missing began to enter.

With the watch below three minutes, the Paces team was four years leading, and it appeared as if it was the hard work for Thunder early in the frame, the host team will stop winning the narrow victory. Gilgeous-alexander was other ideas. It has dropped a triple index to reduce the deficit into one, and overcome the Pacers 11-1 during the last three minutes itself.

In the six Thunder matches after losing in the post-season stage, Gilgeous -alexander scored at least 30 points at least five times, and he has never been more than 25. During those six games, average of 33.8 points, 4.8 follow-up, six decisive passes, and 2.2 stealing in 53.2 % of the field.