Thunder's Jalen Williams makes unwanted NBA Finals history

To add insult to injury, Williams was posterized by Pascal Siakam after he committed a turnover. The sequence proved pivotal as it swung the momentum in the Pacers' favor for the rest of the game. 

While plus-minus can sometimes be a misleading statistic, particularly in blowout losses, Williams did not mince words after the worst playoff game of his young career. The 24-year-old highlighted that his team shot a paltry 38.2% through the first three quarters while also committing untimely turnovers.

"It just got sticky, I feel like," he said of his team's offense, via ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "Our defense wasn't very good. When you're constantly taking the ball out and you're playing against a set defense over and over again, that's part of it. Other part, we didn't do a good job trusting each other to make the next play like we did Game 5."

Williams' poor outing validates claims by some analysts that the NBA world may have prematurely crowned him a future superstar. He will get another shot at a legacy-making moment in Sunday's Game 7 when the Thunder attempt to hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy. The franchise is seeking its first title since the Seattle SuperSonics won it all in 1979 and its only championship since moving to Oklahoma City.