While the Pacers won Game 1, they lost to the Thunder in Game 2, leaving the two teams tied for a chance at the championship. Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to victory with 34 points in Sunday's game, the final score a comfortable 123-107.

However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).