Jalen Williams scored a tough contested floater to close the third quarter and extend OKC's lead to 87-79. The Thunder needed the bucket after a 13-point outburst from T.J. McConnell allowed the Pacers to eat into OKC's 14-point halftime lead.

As he and other NBA players have been known to do before games, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took some time to sign some autographs before Game 2 of the NBA Finals, an eventual 123–107 victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center.

The Indiana Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5, but it wasn't due to a lack of effort from their backup point guard.