DALLAS — The stakes of Game 4 weighed on Oklahoma City superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander all day Monday as he waited for the 8:30 tipoff with the Thunder trailing the Dallas Mavericks in their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1.
The 25-year-old Gilgeous-Alexander called it “probably the most meaningful game I’ve played in my career,” but he said he didn’t feel pressure when he checked back into the game after a brief rest with 9:30 remaining and the Mavs leading by six points. Gilgeous-Alexander was poised, prepared to seize the moment, but also conscious of not forcing the issue, as he said he had late in the Thunder’s Game 3 loss here.
“Be aggressive, but be smart,” Gilgeous-Alexander told…
