The Indiana Pacers came away with a pivotal Game 3 win in the NBA Finals, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 and taking a 2-1 lead for the series. Indiana was a massive underdog entering the series and now finds themselves leading because of a huge boost from their bench.

How Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Sparked Game 4 NBA Finals Win over Pacers With Clutch Rally originally appeared on Athlon Sports. To his opponent’s dismay, the sequences seemed painfully familiar. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander punished his defender with a step-back jumper, a 3-pointer and a few trips to the free-throw line.

Gilgeous-Alexander was off his game for much of the night, but played like the league MVP in the fourth to lead the OKC rally.

The Pacers held Gilgeous-Alexander to a 2025 postseason low three assists in a Game 1 win, but Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back in Game 2 with eight assists. The MVP had only two turnovers in each of the first two games of the Finals.

Led by an egalitarian pace-and-space attack toplined by All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton and All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam, Indiana has barreled through the playoffs as a 50-win No. 4 seed in the league's supposedly junior varsity Eastern Conference.

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The Pacers started the season 10-15, but now they're two wins away from their first NBA championship. They've earned our respect.

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That play set the tone for the night. As much as the Pacers are known for their free-flowing up-tempo offense, they lead the NBA Finals 2-1 because they played an elite defensive game Wednesday night.