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SGA played the most important quarter of his career. Can he finish the job with OKC?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the best record in the NBA. He won the scoring title. He ran away with the MVP Award. He was named the MVP of the Western Conference Finals. 

But his real test came Friday, with the Oklahoma City Thunder facing a daunting 3-1 series deficit in the NBA Finals. 

Superstars are made on the biggest stages. They have a way of willing their teams to win. At 26, Gilgeous-Alexander has an eye-popping resume, but until Friday he hadn't shown that he has a kill switch. 

With the Thunder trailing the Indiana Pacers by as much as seven points in the final 12 minutes of Game 4 of the Finals, Gilegous-Alexander had the most important quarter of his life. He scored 15 of his 35 points in a five-minute stretch to lead his team to a 111-104 win, tying the series at 2-2 and preventing them from slipping into what would've been a gaping chasm.

We've almost become inured to Gilgeous-Alexander's incredible scoring ability. Even though he's averaging 32.7 points against the Pacers in the Finals, that has barely cracked the top three storylines of the series. We've come to expect that from him. 

But what we haven't seen is how he responds to adversity. You know, the Michael Jordan glare, Kobe Bryant gritting his teeth or the chilling look LeBron James has in his eyes when he's about to take over.

Even though Gilgeous-Alexander's star skyrocketed this season, with him racking up the most prestigious individual awards in the sport, he hadn't yet shown that he can put his team on his back when everything is on the line. 

Nobody knows that better than Gilgeous-Alexander.

"Championship or bust," Gilgeous-Alexander said in an exclusive interview with FOX Sports before the playoffs. "If we

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