Jalen Williams Stays Grounded After 42-Point Loss, Reminds Thunder Fans It “Can Always Be Worse”
The Oklahoma City Thunder has been one of the teams to beat this season. Maintaining a top position throughout the regular season, the Thunder maintained their record in the playoffs too. Qualifying for the conference finals, the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and co., dominated the initial couple of games. However, as Game 3 went on, the Thunder seemed to have lost the midas touch. And while they suffered a 42-points thrashing, Jalen Williams is trying to be optimistic.
In what was a shocker, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Thunder with a scoreline of 143-101. Thus, with the series now 2-1, the Wolves would be fancying a chance to make a comeback. Soon after the game, the warning bells went off among the Thunder’s fans. Thankfully, Jalen Willams gave an example where it could always have been worse.
“In college, I lost by 60. So it can always be worse,” said Williams.
Jalen Williams talked about how they gotta focus on the series being 2-1 and can’t linger too much on the 42-point loss: “In college, I lost by 60. So it can always be worse.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) May 25, 2025
Surely, the team must not be panicking with the loss. Despite having an off-day in the office, the Thunder should look to not repeat the mistakes and come back stronger in Game 4. With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander(14), Chet Holmgren(10), and Jalen Williams(13) looking out of color, the Timberwolves took the opportunity to wreak havoc. Meanwhile, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pulling off a game winning performance against the Nuggets right after a loss, the Timberwolves must be ready to brace for the impact.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Form Must Give Hope To Jalen Williams And His Fans
The Thunder suffered a brutal loss in Game 6 while up against the Denver Nuggets. However, while a major part of the NBA realm believed that Nikola Jokic and co. will be able to run riot, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had other ideas. Coming to Game 7, the NBA MVP delivered a thunderous performance to see his team through to the next round. And while he did so, SGA had a savage reply to drop.
“They thought I was whylin when I was smiling,” Gilgeous-Alexander wrote on his Instagram.
Shai on IG 😭
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) May 19, 2025
“They thought I was whylin when I was smiling” pic.twitter.com/gtg8gvW45Q
Thus, with things getting interesting, Jalen Williams and the entire OKC unit will be hoping to get their MVP in his prime form next.
Jalen Williams Stays Grounded After 42-Point Loss, Reminds Thunder Fans It “Can Always Be Worse”
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