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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are in a match of their first championship after having beaten the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in match 5 of the NBA final.
Gilgeous-Alexander collected 31 points, crossing the 30-point mark for the second consecutive match and the fourth time in the final. But it was Jalen Williams who led the match, going up 40 points for Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma striker City Thunder Chet Holmgren (7) went to the basket in front of the center of the Pacers of Indiana Myles Turner (33) in the first quarter in the Five Match of the NBA 2025 final at the Paycc Center. (Images Alonzo Adams-Imagn)
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers by scoring with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, the superstar of the Pacers Tyrese Haliburton, who was praised as one of the most engaging players in this year’s qualifying series, had one of his worst games, scoring only four points, with the four points from the Launarae franc line. Haliburton missed his only six goal attempts on the night field.
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Indiana striker Pacers Pascal Siakam (43) controls the ball against the Indiana Pacers striker Isaiah Jackson (22) in the second quarter of the Five Match of the NBA 2025 final at the Paycc Center. (Images Kyle Terada-Imagn)
The series will return to Indiana for match 6 Thursday while the Pacers are looking to avoid elimination.
The Pacers will however be without their charm of good luck, because the WNBA Caitlin Clark phenomenon will be busy with its own game for Indiana fever that night.
Indiana striker Pacers Pascal Siakam (43) controls the ball against the Indiana Pacers striker Isaiah Jackson (22) in the second quarter of the Five Match of the NBA 2025 final at the Paycc Center. (Images Kyle Terada-Imagn)
The story is on the side of the city of Oklahoma, while the teams won match 5 of the NBA series in the playoffs end up winning the 74.2% of the time series.
