He put up 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 blocks.
On both ends of the court, no one on the Kings could stop their interior presence.
The Thunder won another game, taking a 2–1 lead in the series.
Game 4 became the most grueling battle of the series.
Both teams traded blows from the first quarter through the fourth, and neither could pull away.
The Kings were red-hot from three, making 18 of 35 shots from beyond the arc.
The game was dragged into double overtime.
With 1.5 seconds left, Aleksandar had the ball and faced two defenders.
He rose immediately and hit a mid-range shot with a Golden Rooster Independence move.
The ball swished through the net, and he once again beat the Kings at the buzzer.
In the Game 5 King of the Mountain Battle, the Thunder's depth was on full display.
All eight players in the rotation scored in double figures, and their team basketball overwhelmed the Kings' one-man attack.
The Thunder clinched match point, taking a 3–2 lead.
In Game 6, the Kings had their backs to the wall, and the home crowd nearly brought the arena down.
The young players fought to the last second, nearly exhausting themselves.
But a string of turnovers at a crucial moment cost them their chance to come back.
Holmgren repeatedly blocked the Kings' attempts to win the game.
The Thunder held on to win, eliminating the Kings 4–2.
When the final buzzer sounded, Thunder players embraced and celebrated.
They were officially set to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
When the news reached the Lakers' training hall, the whole team was doing recovery training.
Wang Yi had just finished a set of three-pointers, sweat dripping along his jawline.
A staff member hurried over and quietly told them