THUNDER/PACERS

The Oklahoma City Thunder ended game 4 on a 17-1 run. They were down by 9 points with 2:52 left in the 4th quarter (Pacers how did you let them steal this game?). Going into this series, in the NBA Finals, teams that were down by 9 points with less than 3 minutes left were 0-182. Now that record is 2-182 (Pacers did it to the Thunder in game 1). Thunder were also down by 7 with a minute to go in the 4th quarter. SGA is the NBA MVP for a reason. He's good!

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of the Thunder's final 16 points to finish the game. SGA had 35 points, Jalen Williams had 27, Alex Caruso had 20, and Chet Holmgren had 14 (along with 15 rebounds). Those 4 players scored 96 of the Thunder's 111 points (over 86% of their teams points). 

Do you think the Pacers can win at least one more game in OKC? They'll have to in order to win their franchise's first NBA title. The Thunder are a tough team to beat in OKC. Game 5 tips off on Monday. 

The Thunder have more star power and the Pacers have more depth.

Fun fact: Pacers had an 80-1 odds of winning the NBA Finals prior to the playoffs (meaning if you bet $100 on them to win back then, you would of won $8,000 if they win). Remember when Pacers had a 12% chance to beat the Cavs?

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