INDIANAPOLIS — Game on the line, season quite possibly on the line, the Oklahoma City Thunder had only one place to turn.
They went to the MVP.
And point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered, scoring 15 of his 35 points in the final 4:38 of game clock, capping Oklahoma City’s rally from a 10-point, second-half deficit and sealing a 111-104 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night to tie the NBA Finals at two games apiece.
“He definitely showed who he is tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.
It was all SGA for OKC down the stretch. The Thunder closed the game on a 16-7 run; the regular-season scoring champion had all but one of those points.