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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the MVP prevailing Shai Gilgous-Alexander are at a game of their first championship after beating the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in game 5 of the NBA finals.
Gilgeous-Alexander put 31 points, crossing the 30-point brand per second consecutive game and fourth time in this final. But it was Jalen Williams who led the game, placing 40 points for Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Holmgren (7) leads to the basket beyond the center of Indiana Pacers Myles Turner (33) in the first quarter during the game five of the NBA finals of 2025 at the Paycom Center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn images)
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers in annotations with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, the superstar of the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, who has been acclaimed as one of the most clutch players in the playoffs this year, had one of his worst games, scoring only four points, with the four points from the free throw line. Haliburton lost his only six attempts at Campo de la Noche.
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The Indiana Pacers striker, Pascal Siakam (43), controls the ball against the Indiana Pacers striker, Isaiah Jackson (22) during the second quarter of the game five of the NBA finals of 2025 at the Paycom Center. (Kyle Terada-Imagn images)
The series will return to Indiana for game 6 on Thursday while the Pacers seek to avoid elimination.
However, the Pacers will be without their charm of good luck, since the phenomenon of the WNBA Caitlin Clark will be busy with its own game for Indiana fever that night.
The Indiana Pacers striker, Pascal Siakam (43), controls the ball against the Indiana Pacers striker, Isaiah Jackson (22) during the second quarter of the game five of the NBA finals of 2025 at the Paycom Center. (Kyle Terada-Imagn images)
The story is on the side of the city of Oklahoma, since the teams that win the game 5 in the NBA postseason series end up winning the 74.2% of the time series.
