Jalen Williams Makes Unfortunate NBA Finals History During Game 6 Loss to Pacers

The 2025 NBA Finals has turned into a highly competitive series. Leading up to Game 1, the Oklahoma City Thunder stood as a massive favorite over the Indiana Pacers. And following a 108-91 victory by the Pacers in Game 6, the NBA Finals is headed for a decisive Game 7.

The Thunder, the NBA's best team all season, has shown flashes of dominance during this series, while also unveiling major weaknesses against a gritty, Pacers team. All eyes have been glued to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. This year's NBA MVP has played an outstanding Finals, averaging 30.5 points per game.

Gilgeous-Alexander's co-pilot, Jalen Williams, however, has been the unsung hero of this series -- until Game 6.

Williams, fresh off a 40-point performance in Game 5, dropped a dud on Thursday night. While Williams finished with a semi-respectable 16 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field, it was another stat-line that landed Williams on the wrong side of NBA Finals history.

Williams finished Game 6 with a plus-minus of minus-40. According to @statmuse on X, that is the lowest plus-minus in an NBA Finals game in the play-by-play era (1996-97).