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The Thunder stormed back to beat the Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Here's how OKC graded out in the win.
During its 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City became the highest-scoring team in league history, eclipsing a record the Golden State Warriors held for six years.
During a free-throw attempt by Bennedict Mathurin in the first quarter, Oklahoma City's Luguentz Dort knocked Tyrese Haliburton down with his left elbow.
Gilgeous-Alexander continues to show why he was deserving of the Most Valuable Player award, scoring 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter when the Thunder needed him most. He was 3-for-6 from the field, but more importantly, went a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line.
The Oklahoma City Thunder arrived back home after an intense Game 4 win in Indianapolis, evening the NBA Finals series 2-2.
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Several parallels have been made to the Thunder's Round 2 series against the Denver Nuggets. They were also down 2-1 before they gutted out a critical Game 4 win. Let's just say history repeated itself again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried OKC across the finish line with 15 fourth-quarter points in a 111-104 Game 4 win.
With 3:52 left in the game, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault leaned into his stars — he started asking for Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams pick-and-rolls. The goal was to force a switch and get Aaron Nesmith off SGA and get Andrew Nembhard on him — Gildgeous-Alexander shot 6-of-9 for the game with Nembhard as his primary defender.
Mark Daigneault’s decision to start Isaiah Hartenstein over Cason Wallace fueled the Thunder’s Game 4 win over the Pacers in the NBA Finals.