Jalen Williams went off for 40 points on Monday night to help power his Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points as the Thunder move just one win away from the title—which would be the franchise's first since they moved to Oklahoma City.
Williams's 40-point game came on an efficient 14-for-25 from the field, 3-for-5 from three-point range and 9-for-12 from the foul line. He did it all, scoring at all three levels and adding six rebounds, four assists and a steal. It was his third straight game with 25 or more points in the NBA Finals, becoming just the fifth player to do so over the past 40 seasons.
