Friday night was a breeding ground for opportunities. The Indiana Pacers had the chance to put a stranglehold on this NBA Finals, heading back to Oklahoma City up 3-1 and on the verge of its first NBA title in team history.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a clutch performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. He impressed his coach, Mark Daigneault, by scoring 15 of his team’s last 16 points to win the game.
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander replicated a Jerry West performance in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Friday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder come back from a late deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 and even the NBA Finals on Friday in Indianapolis.
The Oklahoma City Thunder might be seen as this powerhouse team, but they entered Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers in their most vulnerable position yet.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 fourth-quarter points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder won Game 4 of the NBA Finals, 111-104, over the Indiana Pacers. Oklahoma City scored 14 of the game's last 15 points.
Aaron Nesmith fouled out during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
The Indiana Pacers are battling it out against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
The Indiana Pacers lead the 2025 NBA Finals 2-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were arguably the best team in the league this season. MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the face of the franchise, now faces the challenge of leading a comeback—starting with Game 4 today.
The Indiana Pacers took yet another surprising win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, though Game 4 could be another story.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been outlasting their opponents for most of the playoffs. But facing the tireless Indiana Pacers, the lone day's rest before Game 4 may hurt the Thunder.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder have dug themselves a hole to climb out of after losing Game 3 on the road to Indiana (107-116 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse).
The heavily-favored Oklahoma City Thunder are on the brink of falling behind 3-1 in the NBA Finals. As they prepare to take on the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Friday, here are three adjustments the team can make to get its championship quest back on track.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Physical and fast was the Pacers' defensive approach in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and more of the same is coming until Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proves he and the Thunder can handle it.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets and then traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
If Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Oklahoma City Thunder to the title this season, he could enter a very exclusive club that only has three other NBA legends.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s reputation is preceding him at this point. The Oklahoma City Thunder star Gilgeous-Alexander was taunted by Indiana Pacers fans in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
In a postseason filled with emotion, grit, and resolve, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has stood at the center of it all – he’s calm, composed, and unrelenting.
Oklahoma City adjusted well to Indiana's schemes in Game 2, and it created easy looks all over the floor. But the truth is, they didn't have to adjust much.
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. In Game 2, the Thunder never let the Indiana Pacers get close enough to break their hearts again.