NBA Finals: Oklahoma City Thunder take comeback win over Indiana Pacers to level series 2-2 | NBA News

Oklahoma City Thunder returned to overthrow the Indiana Pacers 111-104 to level the NBA final at 2-2.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered for Oklahoma, scoring 15 of her 35 points in 4:38 finals, capping the gathering of his team from a deficit of 10 points in the second half while they stood a crucial victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

“He definitely showed who he was tonight,” said Thunder’s coach Mark Daignault.

Thunder closed the match on a 16-7 race and Gilgeous-Alexander had all the points except one.

“We played with despair to finish the match,” said Gilgeous-Alexander, “and that’s why we won.”

Jalen Williams added 27, Alex Caruso had 20 and Chet Holmgren finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder. They did it to the hard time-with a three-point three-point season, and no help from Gilgeous-Aalexander for the first time all season.

Pascal Siakam scored 20 for Indiana, and they obtained 18 from Tyrese Haliburton and 17 from Obi Toppin.

The fifth match of the series of best seven is in Oklahoma City on Monday evening, the Thunder having now recovered the advantage of the field.

“This kind of challenge will have high extremes and stockings,” said Pacers Rick Carlisle coach. “It’s a bottom right now and we’re going to have to go back.”

The Thunder has managed to keep realistic hopes alive to win the title. The teams with an advance of 3-1 in the NBA final won the championship 37 times in 38 past chances and the Pacers seemed to be the 39th team with such an advantage, before Gilgeous-Alexander saved the day for its side.

“We knew it when we woke up this morning-3-1 is very different from 2-2 to go home,” said Gilgeous-Alexander.

The Pacers went out stealing, scoring 20 points in the first 4:59 – only the second time all season, the Thunder has abandoned much. They led by up to nine first, but could not withdraw.

The match has become upset. Toppin was called for a flagrant 1 on Caruso in the middle of the second quarter, then Toppin was the recipient of a flagrant 1 of Lu sleeps just before half-time. The Pacers closed on a 15-6 race, taking an advance of 60-57 in the break.

The toppin’s basic dunk at the end of the third put Indiana 86-76, his first two-digit lead in the series. Oklahoma City managed to come back. A 13-3 race equaled the match at the start of the fourth quarter at 89-89. The teams tied at 91, 95 and 97. Finally, Thunder exceeded the Pacers. The reverse of Gilgeous-Alexander with 2:23 on the left put the Thunder 104-103, their first advance of the second half.

They kept the rest of the path.

“We wanted to win,” said Siakam. “I thought we were playing well enough for some stretching.

“But unfortunately, this did not happen.”