{"id":743424,"date":"2026-05-25T08:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/743424\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:09:16","slug":"make-it-make-sense-fakest-ever-nba-world-slams-shai-gilgeous-alexander-for-ducking-4th-quarter-of-thunders-game-4-loss-to-spur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/743424\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019Make It Make Sense,\u2019 \u2019Fakest Ever\u2019 \u2014 NBA World Slams Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for \u2019Ducking\u2019 4th Quarter of Thunder\u2019s Game 4 Loss to Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a forgettable night during Sunday\u2019s 103-82 Game 4 Western Conference finals loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The reigning back-to-back MVP struggled to get going offensively as the Spurs adjusted their defensive scheme, exposing the banged-up Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>\u2019s lack of reliable secondary playmaking and shot creation.<\/p>\n

While Gilgeous-Alexander caught flak for his subpar performance and divisive foul-drawing tactics, he also came under fire for waving the white flag early by sitting out the entire fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Faces Pushback for Resting 4th Quarter of Thunder-Spurs Game 4<\/p>\n

Playing without star forward Jalen Williams<\/a> (hamstring) and combo guard Ajay Mitchell<\/a> (calf), OKC faced a tough task in attempting to take a 3-1 lead over a motivated San Antonio<\/a> squad seeking revenge in front of its home crowd.<\/p>\n

The Spurs took it to the Thunder from the jump, gaining separation behind an early 16-0 run that put them ahead 23-8. Superstar big man Victor Wembanyama<\/a> was fully locked in, dominating on both ends as he scored 22 of his game-high 33 points in the first half.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, San Antonio did its best to contain OKC\u2019s role players, opting not to double-team Gilgeous-Alexander early in possessions and subsequently gamble on leaving 3-point shooters open.<\/p>\n

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As a result, the Thunder shot just 30-for-91 from the field (33%) and 6-for-33 from 3-point range (18.2%), with their typically elite bench mustering 34 points after providing a staggering 76 points in Game 3.<\/p>\n

MORE: \u2018Most Unwatchable MVP in NBA History\u2019 \u2014 NBA World Rips Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s \u2018SHAMELESS\u2019 Foul-Baiting in Thunder-Spurs Game 4<\/a><\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander was held to a series-low 19 points on 6-for-15 shooting (40%), logging just 31 minutes before calling it quits. Despite OKC trailing by only 18 points entering the fourth quarter (78-60), the 27-year-old remained on the bench to close the contest, fueling criticism on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cSGA tonight:<\/p>\n

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19 PTS
6\/15 FGM
0\/1 3PM<\/p>\n

Ducked the fourth quarter \ud83d\ude2d,\u201d parody account NBA Tour Dates captioned Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s Game 4 lowlights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDown 20 going into the fourth, Shai don\u2019t play the whole fourth. 3 mins left, OKC still down the exact score 20! \ud83d\ude02 No way [the New York] Knicks<\/a> came back from more points in SEVEN mins, and OKC decides to sit Shai the whole fourth \ud83d\ude02. I\u2019m so confused!\u201d content creator Famous Los reacted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJalen Brunson<\/a> brought his team back from 20+ points with 7 min to go. SGA doesn\u2019t play a single minute of the 4th with his team down 20. Make it make sense,\u201danother user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cA real MVP or superstar doesn\u2019t disappear like this in a playoff game. They lead their team from start to finish. SGA is the fakest ever, and it ain\u2019t close,\u201d a Los Angeles Lakers supporter bashed Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSGA sitting with 8 minutes left of a West finals game, but if it was a regular-season game, he\u2019d be in to stat pad for 20 pts, lmao,\u201d another user jested<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While concerns are mounting about the Thunder\u2019s chances of overcoming their injury woes, Gilgeous-Alexander noted postgame<\/a> that they are \u201ca little bit used to\u201d playing with \u201cno handlers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four-time All-Star added that \u201ccoming out with the right energy\u201d will be key to OKC bouncing back at home with the series tied at 2-2 entering Tuesday\u2019s pivotal Game 5 showdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a forgettable night during Sunday\u2019s 103-82 Game 4 Western Conference finals loss to the San…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":743425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5577,7,3036,623,288,364,304,150,6,179,969,209,534,2594,693],"class_list":["post-743424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ajay-mitchell","tag-basketball","tag-fourth-quarter","tag-gilgeous-alexander","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-jalen-williams","tag-knicks","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-san-antonio","tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander","tag-spurs","tag-the-spurs","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116634200572617517","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=743424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/743425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=743424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=743424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=743424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}