The Oklahoma City Thunder looked like they were in trouble for the first time in the series against the Memphis Grizzlies. Game 3 was not going their way, until it was.

The Thunder rallied from a 29-point deficit to win a competitive 114-108 ball game on Thursday night to take a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Grizzlies.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played a big part in that comeback. The MVP candidate notched 31 points and 8 assists in the game that ultimately swung back around for the Thunder. The superstar point guard had the sound bite of the night too.

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When you’re a member of a team as great as the Thunder, it’s easy to have confidence. Gilgeous-Alexander is always oozing of that on and off the court.

“We just knew the only way we were going to give ourselves a chance was sticking together, getting stops, playing fast, and just like plugging away at it, possession by possession,” the scoring champ told the media. 

“We know how they built a 29 point lead in a half,” Gilgeous-Alexander continued. “So we knew like all we had to do was build our own 29 point lead, you know what I mean?”

The particular choice of words that caught everyone’s ear was the following statement.

“If they could build it, we can erase it,” the Thunder point guard said with certainty.

Gilgeous-Alexander continued: “That’s how we see it, and that’s what we did. … You can’t pout, you can’t get caught in your feelings because then it just gets bigger and bigger, and you don’t have to give yourself a chance. That’s all we were focused on.”

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While the rest of the Western Conference is caught up in competitive series, the Thunder are now just one win away from punching their ticket to the second round. This team continues to reaffirm why they have been the class of the conference.

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