Thunder beat Pacers to level NBA Finals

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points arsenic nan Oklahoma City Thunder hit nan Indiana Pacers 123-107 successful crippled 2 of nan NBA Finals to level nan bid astatine 1-1.

The Pacers snatched victory successful nan last 2nd of nan opening crippled connected Friday week, but connected Sunday nan Thunder dominated from commencement to finish.

Gilgeous-Alexander's first handbasket astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma took him to 3,000 points for nan season, making him nan 12th subordinate successful NBA history to scope nan milestone.

Game 3 of nan best-of-seven series, external takes spot astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse astatine 01:30 BST connected Thursday, nan first clip Indianapolis has hosted a finals crippled successful 25 years.

"They play a afloat 48 minutes and you can't conscionable propulsion nan first punch," said Gilgeous-Alexander. "You've sewage to effort to propulsion each nan punches each night.

"That's what we did. We threw capable punches coming to get a 'W'."

Gilgeous-Alexander, nan NBA's Most Valuable Player, added 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Thunder's Jalen Williams scored 19 points, Aaron Wiggins had 18 and Chet Holmgren recovered from a disappointing six points successful crippled 1 to people 15 points pinch six rebounds.

The Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton was constricted to 17 points, 3 rebounds and six assists.

"It's still a title - first to four," he said. "We are going to our location tribunal tied 1-1."

Haliburton walked retired of nan post-game news convention pinch a flimsy limp.

Seven Pacers players scored successful double figures, including Myles Turner pinch 16 points and Pascal Siakam pinch 15.