To even the series at 1-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 123-107 in game two of the NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 34 points.
Friday week’s opening game’s closing second saw the Pacers grab triumph; then, on Sunday the Thunder dominated from tip to finish.
Gilgeous-Alexander became the 12th player in NBA history to reach the mark with his first basket at Paycom Center in Oklahoma, which landed him 3,000 points for the season.
Third game of the best-of- seven series, exterior events at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, the first time Indianapolis has hosted a finals game in 25 years. Thursday, 01:30 BST
“They play a full 48 minutes and you can’t just throw the first punch,” Gilgeous-Alexander remarked. “You have to attempt to toss all the punches all night.
“We followed that. Tonight we landed enough punches to earn a “W”.
The most valuable player in the NBA, Gilgeous-Alexander, added five rebounds and eight assists.
Chet Holmgren returned from a dismal six points in game one to score fifteen points with six rebounds; Aaron Wiggins had eighteen points and Jalen Williams scored nineteen.
Tyse Haliburton of the Pacers scored just 17 points, three rebounds, and six assists.
“It’s still a race – first to four,” he declared. We are headed to our home court knotted 1-1.
Haliburton staggered slightly as he left the post-game news conference.
Including Myles Turner with 16 points and Pascal Siakam with 15, seven Pacers players scored in double figures.
