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.