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Oklahoma City Thunder and ruling MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a game away from their first championship after beating Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 in the NBA final.
Gilgeous-Alexander set up 31 points and crossed the 30-point mark for the second consecutive game and the fourth time in this final. But it was Jalen Williams who led the game and set 40 points for Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Forward Chet Holmgren (7) drives to the basket past the Indiana Pacers Center Myles Turner (33) in the first quarter during the game five of the 2025 NBA final at the Paycom Center. (Alonzo Adams Preferred Pictures)
Pascal Siakam led Pacers in the scoring with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton, who has been hailed as one of the clutchest players in this year’s playoffs, had one of his worst games scoring only four points, with all four points from the Free-Throw line. Haliburton missed his only six field goals at night.
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Indiana Pacers peak Pascal Siakam (43) controls the ball against Indiana Pacers Fremad Isaiah Jackson (22) during the second quarter of the game five of the 2025 NBA final in the Paycom Center. (Kyle Terada-Preferred Pictures)
The series returns to Indiana for Game 6 on Thursday as Pacers seems to avert elimination.
However, the pacers will be without their good luck charm as Wnba -Fenom Caitlin Clark will be busy with her own game to Indiana Fever that night.
Indiana Pacers peak Pascal Siakam (43) controls the ball against Indiana Pacers Fremad Isaiah Jackson (22) during the second quarter of the game five of the 2025 NBA final in the Paycom Center. (Kyle Terada-Preferred Pictures)
The story is on Oklahoma’s City page as team, winning Game 5 in the NBA Postseason series, ends up winning the series 74.2% of the time.
