Jalen Williams scored 24 points and had seven assists in the Thunder's Game 7 win over the Nuggets. Jalen Williams's strong second-quarter performance, scoring 17 points, was key to the Thunder's victory. Jalen Williams barely slept on the eve of Game 7. “I was just excited to play,” he said.

Jalen Williams was the best player in the biggest quarter of the season — the second quarter of Game 7, a period the Thunder won 39-20.

Luguentz Dort has been one of the few Thunder players shooting the ball well from 3-point land and knocked down a crazy long range Hail Mary as the shot clock expired to expand the lead. Game 5 hero Jalen Williams finally looked himself as he drove to the rim to extend the lead to five points. There is still 9:20 to play in the third quarter.

Just as critical for OKC was the resurgence of Jalen Williams, who was massively overdue for a scoring outburst. He was also likely sick of the national conversation around his last three games. Williams, for the most part, had a miserable series until Sunday’s grand finale.