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Oklahoma first team player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said that he was quite nervous before the game with Denver, while adding that the fans gave the Thunder players extra energy to win, according to the American media.
The Oklahoma basketball players qualified for the finals of the Western Conference of the NBA League, after their brilliant game against Denver 125:93 on Sunday in the seventh match of the semi-finals of the playoffs. Oklahoma has reached the finals of the West playoffs with a 4:3 series in victories.
"I was nervous. We all worked hard during the summer and the whole season, but everything could have been in vain. However, I think that nervousness motivated me and helped me play. I used it as my advantage at the end," Gilges-Alexander said at the press conference.
This great player dedicated the victory against Denver to Oklahoma fans.
"This triumph means a lot, especially for the city. The fans have been great all season. They have been with us in good and bad moments. No team has a home field like this. They gave us extra energy and we are really a better team because of them," emphasized Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 35 points in the match with Denver.
Mark Daigneault reacts: They showed the courage of champions
Oklahoma coach Mark Daigneault praised his opponents.
"I want to give credit to Denver, they showed the courage of champions. We have respect for Denver, we are better now than we were at the beginning of the series," said Daigneault.
He stressed that the Oklahoma basketball players played excellent defense.
"If you put a 196 cm guard on Nikola Jokić, then you need team help, pressure, closing the passing lines - and we did it perfectly. Alex Caruso was phenomenal individually, but everything worked because the team played outstandingly. Our pressure was the key to the victory," the Oklahoma coach pointed out.
Oklahoma basketball players will play against Minnesota in the finals of the NBA Western Conference playoffs.
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