One. That’s the biggest number from the OKC Thunder’s 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Paycom Center.

In the most pivotal game of these NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of OKC's final 16 points as the Thunder stormed back to stun the Pacers in Game 4 to tie the series. That's what everyone was talking about.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Santa Clara Broncos great Jalen Williams had a career playoff-high 40 points, MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win from a title by beating the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night.

The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

It's fitting that Oklahoma City is on the verge of a championship for the same reason it won so many games and set so many records this season: Defense.

The swap rights owed to Atlanta from Milwaukee would be the second-most favorable between the Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans in 2026 and second-most favorable between the Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers in 2030. The Hawks agreed to similar swap rights in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers involving De'Andre Hunter at the 2025 trade deadline.

NBA fans were unhappy with Tyrese Haliburton's struggles as Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a Game 5 win in Oklahoma.