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The Oklahoma City Thunder are just one win away from being named NBA champions for the first time in history. The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, moving the series to 3-2. The team said it is the trust in one another that got them to this moment.
The Pacers star had a rough shooting performance against the Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals after failing to make a single field goal.
The Thunder clamp down in the fourth quarter, suffocate the Pacers to win Game 5. OKC leads the series 3-2. Game 6 is Thursday. See what you missed.
With that performance, Jalen Williams joined Kyrie Irving (2016), Kevin Durant (2012), Dwyane Wade (2006), and Shaquille O'Neal (1995) as the only players in the last 40 years to score 25+ points in three straight NBA Finals games. Williams had 26 in Game 3 and 27 in Game 4.
The Thunder's group of superstars, led by reigning league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, is known for conducting on-court postgame interviews as alongside one another rather than allowing various broadcast teams to focus simply on individuals and their performances.
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Total Pro Sports on MSNIs The Oklahoma City Thunder Repeating History? Uncanny Similarities Between Nuggets And Pacers Series That’ll Raise EyebrowsOklahoma City Thunder's series unfolded almost identically to their Western Conference battle with the Denver Nuggets.
After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,