In Game 5, Jalen Williams scored a playoff career-high 40 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers, putting them one win away from their first NBA championship. The Thunder stars combined for 71 points, achieving the highest scoring duo in an NBA Finals game in 50 years, while the Pacers, missing a fully healthy Tyrese Haliburton, rallied from an 18-point deficit but ultimately fell short. Historical trends favor the Thunder, as teams winning Game 5 in tied 2-2 Finals series have won 74% of the time.
