Thunder win Game Five, 120-109, as Jalen Williams scored 40 points and Oklahoma City defeated Indianapolis, 120-109, to take a 3-2 lead in the best of seven basketball series.
The win moves the Thunder one win away from the first NBA championship in Oklahoma City. Game Six is 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Indianapolis.
Oklahoma City teammate and NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and 10 assists as the Thunder held off a late rally by the Pacers, who had trimmed a first-half deficit of 18 points to two in the fourth quarter, but unlike Game One, this time Oklahoma City held on for the win.
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