Game 4 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets became about which teams could get out of shooting faster.
Both the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder came out flat in Game 4, producing a very low-scoring first quarter with only 25 points.
Nikola Jokic and Christian Brown were able to return to form, but one Oklahoma City Thunder player was unable to get right.
At the end of the third quarter, Jalen Williams only had four points 1-10 from the field and scored two other points from free throws.
Williams finished with a slight improvement, despite his team, with his team winning 92-87, despite his struggles, with a slight improvement, a slight improvement overall.
He had a final laugh by getting two important slow free throws to put the game into ice with ice, but fans weren’t sure.
The Oklahoma City Thunder was the top seed in the regular season Western Conference, winning 68 games. And they wiped out the Grizzlies in Memphis in the opening round.
OKC is currently at the 2-2 level with Denver, and is especially proof of everything Jalen Williams has to prove.
He was turned over as a potential difference maker by Shaquille O’Neal, but Jalen Williams wasn’t working in this game with just 10 points in 33 minutes.
One of the big questions about the Thunder heading into the NBA playoffs was whether Jalen Williams could establish himself as a genuine second choice behind Shai Gegeous-Alexander: a reliable contributor.
His lukewarm performance in Game 4 highlighted all concerns and brought a unified response from X fans.
“Jalen Williams isn’t serious today,” wrote a fan with a response to his exhibit, while another fan added “Jalen Williams Absolute Disaster Class.”
The third fan made the observation that “Jalen Williams is not ready for the terrible playoffs.”
“Jalen Williams is not the second option,” another fan added, writing in response to the 24-year-old’s performance.
One fan harshly stated. “Jalen Williams is closer to the fifth option than the first option in this league.”
“Jalen Williams is not a reliable second option yet,” another said.
“Jalen Williams is not the second legal option for a championship team,” he wrote, backing up others.
Jalen Williams finished with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. He was defensively positive and had three steals. But his shooting was a real concern.
The OKC Star shooting map, provided via SOFA score, highlights how inefficient Jalen Williams was in Game 4.
This comes after Williams scored an impressive 32 points in Game 3 of the series.
Williams scored 17 in Game 2, 16 in Game 1 and a big step back in Game 4.
During the series with the Grizzlies, Williams asked him everything. He scored over 20 in all four games, averaging 23.3 points per game.
OKC is back home for Game 5. They prefer to turn the 2-2 series and try to overturn it. He needs to prove that this performance is extraordinary and responds strongly.