Thunder strike back as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dominates Game 2 to even NBA Finals against Pacers

The Oklahoma City Thunder didn t blow a lead to the Indiana Pacers this time as they evened up the series at one apiece after a strong Championship win - Last meeting it was Tyrese Haliburton showcasing another bit of heroics with a last-second shot to win it for Indiana on the road in Challenge But Haliburton or any of his teammates could get back into this competition as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Co ran up the number and kept it that way The league s MVP had the right answer for the Pacers wild come-from-behind mastery in Meeting going -of- from the floor and -of- from the charity stripe for a -point night to lead the contest in that category CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMGilgeous-Alexander also tallied eight assists five rebounds four steals and one block as he truly did it all on the court The deep Thunder bench also provided certain much-needed offense as Alex Caruso had the hot hand from three-point range hitting four of his eight attempts on his way to a -point night Aaron Wiggins also added points on an efficient -of- shooting with four rebounds to mark as well PACERS OVERCOME -POINT TH QUARTER DEFICIT ON LAST SECOND SHOT TO STUN THUNDER IN CHAMPIONSHIP OF NBA FINALSIn the starting five Jalen Williams points five rebounds five assists and Chet Holmgren points six rebounds one assist also aided in the domination Meanwhile the Pacers struggled shooting from deep in this competition going -of- as a band which ultimately led to Oklahoma City pulling away in this one Every Indiana starter had double-digit points as the ball was spread around as it usually is in their offensive zone Haliburton went -of- from the field for points but he was just -of- from beyond the arc Myles Turner points Pascal Siakam points seven rebounds and Andrew Nembhard points went a combined -of- from three-point territory which has been uncharacteristic of them in these NBA Playoffs The Thunder s largest lead in this tournament was while the Pacers only led by three points during the contest Of curriculum Indiana led by just seconds last event after Haliburton s mid-range jumper rattled home But on their home court this is what various expected as the series heads back to Indiana on Wednesday at p m tip-off Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter