On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued with the Western Conference semifinals as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-110 on the road, completing a 4-0 sweep to advance to the Western Conference Finals. After the game, Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke to the media about facing LeBron James in the series.
“It was fun to compete against him,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “The fact that he can still do what he does at this age is just incredible.”
“It’s incredibly impressive and hard to put into words. In the grand scheme of life, he’s not that old, but in NBA terms, he’s really up there in years.”
“He doesn’t look his age on the court at all. He’s a dominant force. He led the series in scoring. His physicality gave us trouble at times.”
“Yeah, his performance out there was really impressive. I’m not sure if we’ll ever see something like this again—sustaining such greatness for so long.”
“It was really, really fun. I’m glad I was able to experience it firsthand.”
