Game 2: Thunder open another big lead and keep control, topping Pacers 123-107 to even NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY AP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored points Alex Caruso added off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers - on Sunday night to tie the NBA Finals at one challenge apiece Jalen Williams scored Aaron Wiggins had and Chet Holmgren finished with for the Thunder It was the franchise s first finals tournament win since the opener of the series against Miami Tyrese Haliburton scored for Indiana which erased a -point fourth-quarter deficit in Meeting but never made a push on Sunday Myles Turner scored and Pascal Siakam added for the Pacers the first group since Miami in to not have a -point scorer in the first two games of the finals Competition is Wednesday at Indianapolis in what will be the first finals match in that city in years Gilgeous-Alexander s first basket of the night was a history-maker It gave him points on the season including the regular season and playoffs And later in Tournament he passed New York s Jalen Brunson as the leading overall scorer in these playoffs But the real milestone for the MVP came a couple hours later when he and majority everybody else on the Thunder got a finals win for the first time A - run in the second quarter turned what was a six-point challenge into a -point Thunder lead It might have seemed wobbly a couple of times an immediate - rebuttal by the Pacers made it - and Indiana was within again after Andrew Nembhard s layup with left in the third but the Thunder lead was never in serious doubt With the noise level in the building often topping decibels a chainsaw is dB for comparison purposes the Thunder did what they ve done pretty much all season They came off a loss this time a - defeat in Battle and blew somebody out as their response Including the NBA Cup title contest which doesn t count in any standings the Thunder are now - this season when coming off a loss Of those wins have been by double digits