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Thunder beat Pacers after huge 4th quarter in Game 4 to even the series
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Oklahoma City tied the matchup against Indiana 2-2 and took back the home advantage.

After 45 minutes in Game 4, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC felt like the most successful campaign in organization history could end up without a title.

Pacers had a 2-possession lead, and Oklahoma City was very close to trailing 3-1 in the series, as only once had a team returned to win the title after such a deficit.

However, Thunder didn’t allow themselves to be defeated, and they took control in the final minutes to beat Indiana 111-104 and will return to Oklahoma City for Game 5 with the series tied.

Shai scored the 2 biggest shots of the match and of his career until now on straight possessions after Pacers leader Tyrese Haliburton drove by him for a layup that put the Indiana up by 4 with 200 seconds remaining.

Gilgeous-Alexander notched 15 of Oklahoma City’s final 16 points, including 11 in the last 3 minutes. That is the most points by a basketballer in the final 3 minutes of a Finals victory.

“I can’t believe what I just saw,” shared OKC manager Mark Daigneault. “Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t play very well until the final minutes, where he showed why he is the MVP: