Gilgeous-Alexander goes wild as Thunder roar in Finals
The NBA Finals are all square thanks to an inspired effort from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to rally Oklahoma City to a 111-104 win over Indiana in Game 4 on Friday night.
SGA COMES UP HUGE IN GAME 4 ⚡️🚨35 points.15 in the 4th.3 steals.THE #KiaMVP DELIVERS IN A MASSIVE MOMENT FOR OKC! pic.twitter.com/uPjnixOSID
— NBA (@NBA) June 14, 2025
The Thunder were behind by as many as 10-points in the second-half before Gilgeous-Aleander went wild.
Jalen Williams added 27, Alex Caruso had 20 and Chet Holmgren finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder. They did it the hard way, with a season-low three 3-pointers and no assists from Gilgeous-Alexander for the first time all season.
Pascal Siakam scored 20 for Indiana, who also got 18 from Tyrese Haliburton and 17 from Obi Toppin.
Game 5 of the series - now essentially a best-of-three - is at Oklahoma City on Monday night, with the Thunder now having reclaimed home-court advantage.
The Thunder have basically saved their realistic chance at winning the title.
Teams with a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals have gone on to win the championship 37 times in 38 past chances. The Pacers looked well on their way to being the 39th team with such an edge, before the Thunder found their game in the nick of time.
The MVP led the way, too. Gilgeous-Alexander had nine straight points down the stretch as the Thunder took control.
The Pacers came out flying, scoring 20 points in the first 4:59 - only the second time all season the Thunder gave up so many so quickly. They led by as many as nine early, but were unable to pull away.
And things got chippy for the first time in the series: Toppin was called for a Flagrant 1 on Caruso midway through the second quarter, then Toppin was the recipient of a Flagrant 1 from Lu Dort just before the half. The Pacers closed on a 15-6 run, taking a 60-57 lead into the break.
Toppin's baseline dunk late in the third put Indiana up 86-76, their first double-digit lead of the series coming late in the 15th quarter of the series. Back came OKC: A 13-3 run tied the game early in the fourth at 89, the first of a handful of those down the stretch.
Tied at 91. Tied at 95. Tied at 97.
And, finally, the lead: Gilgeous-Alexander's step-back with 2:23 left put the Thunder up 104-103, their first lead of the second half. They kept it the rest of the way.
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