Indiana Pacers trail 3-2 in NBA Finals
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The Thunder are one win away from their first championship in Oklahoma City. The Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers, 120-109, in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday night to take a 3-2 series lead. Jalen Williams scored 40 points,
Jalen Williams scored a tough contested floater to close the third quarter and extend OKC's lead to 87-79. The Thunder needed the bucket after a 13-point outburst from T.J. McConnell allowed the Pacers to eat into OKC's 14-point halftime lead.
It was a full-on Jalen Williams takeover in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, as he poured in a playoff career-high 40 points in what amounted to the greatest game of his career so far.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from a title. Led by Jalen Williams' 40 points (14-25 FG, 3-5 3PT, 9-12 FT) in 35 minutes, the Thunder earned a 120-109 win against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.
MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win from a title by beating the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 4, 111-104, tying the series 2-2. The two teams will face off in Game 5 on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton grabbed at his lower right leg after an awkward fall in the first quarter, briefly leaving Game 5 of the NBA Finals for treatment