Jalen Williams scores a career playoff-high 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 to move one win away from an NBA title.

While Tyrese Haliburton dealt with a calf injury during the Indiana Pacers' 120-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday, it doesn't sound like he has any plans of sitting out Thursday's Game 6.

Tyrese Haliburton ambled into a dribble handoff from Tony Bradley, and even though he was only going about three-quarters-speed at best on a flat right rear tire, the Pacers’ premier playmaker still merited enough respect with a live dribble to draw a second defender.

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Throughout NBA history, few teams have reached the mountaintop without a bona fide superstar in the No. 2 role.

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle took exception to criticism levied at officiating in the NBA Finals, specifically the rebukes of Scott Foster.

Larry Bird delivered on his promise after the NBA Finals ended 25 years ago, leaving his post as the Indiana Pacers head coach despite coming within two games of a championship victory — a decision that crushed the hearts of Indy fans who already had to deal with the anguish of defeat.

Despite the Game 4 breakdown by the Pacers, Fever star Caitlin Clark expresses her confidence in the team's NBA Finals hopes.