Thunder beat Pacers in Game 5 of NBA Finals to come within one win of first Championship

The Oklahoma City Thunder and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are 1 crippled distant from their archetypal title aft beating the Indiana Pacers 120-109 successful Game 5 of the NBA Finals. 

Gilgeous-Alexander enactment up 31 points, crossing the 30-point people for the 2nd consecutive game, and 4th clip successful this finals. But it was Jalen Williams that led the game, putting up 40 points for Oklahoma City.

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Oklahoma City Thunder guardant Chet Holmgren (7) drives to the handbasket past Indiana Pacers halfway Myles Turner (33) successful the archetypal 4th during crippled 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals astatine Paycom Center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images)

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers successful scoring with 28 points, six rebounds and 5 assists. 

Meanwhile, Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton, who has been hailed arsenic 1 of the clutchest players successful this year's playoffs, had 1 of his worst games, scoring conscionable 4 points, with each 4 points coming from the free-throw line. Haliburton missed his lone six tract extremity attempts of the night. 

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Indiana Pacers guardant Pascal Siakam (43) controls the shot against Indiana Pacers guardant Isaiah Jackson (22) during the 2nd 4th of crippled 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals astatine Paycom Center.  (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

The bid volition instrumentality to Indiana for Game 6 connected Thursday arsenic the Pacers look to stave disconnected elimination.

The Pacers volition beryllium without their bully luck charm however, arsenic WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark volition beryllium engaged with her ain crippled for the Indiana Fever that night. 

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Indiana Pacers guardant Pascal Siakam (43) controls the shot against Indiana Pacers guardant Isaiah Jackson (22) during the 2nd 4th of crippled 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals astatine Paycom Center.  (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

History is connected Oklahoma's City side, arsenic teams that triumph Game 5 successful NBA postseason bid extremity up winning the bid 74.2% of the time.

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