Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder on brink of NBA Finals

Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points and added 10 assists and nine rebounds to spark the Thunder, who took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals series with game five to come on Wednesday at Oklahoma City. "You know how close you are but you're still so far away," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Play to our identity on both ends of the floor. If we do that we'll be just fine. If not, it could get ugly." Jalen Williams added 34 points with 6-of-9 shooting from...