Thunder Take 3-2 Lead in NBA Finals: Key Highlights & Recap

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00:00Thunder beat the Pacers 120-109 last night. They take a 3-2 series lead in the NBA Finals.

00:07As we said, it got to two about midway through the fourth quarter, but then after that,

00:12it was all Thunder, ABC ESPN.

00:16On the drive, kicks it out, Williams. Williams to the rack, high off the glass, it's good!

00:22He did it again!

00:23That was the elbow step back. The other one was the soft kisses when he drove

00:51and sent it high off the glass with nothing on it, and it came down all ginger.

00:57And then Dort's three was his third, so there was the hit on that prop.

01:02So, listen, they just took over the game, and the Pacers handed it to them.

01:11It's inexplicable. The turnovers in that last seven minutes were disgusting.

01:16Like, I don't even know how you live with yourself.

01:21The turnovers were so bad and so egregious that turned a two-point game into a disaster

01:28in a matter of, like, two minutes.

01:31And then, listen, I got to say it.

01:33Like, I don't deny that Shea Gilgis is the man and MVP and everything else,

01:39but for my money, the reason why they're going to win the NBA championship is J-Dub.

01:46He's taken over the games.

01:48He's literally scored 27-plus in three straight.

01:51He had 40 last night.

01:52And, you know, your boy had 31, Shea, and even he knew it.

01:58Like, there was, like, that guy, every time he touched the ball, Mike,

02:01he went to find a shot, and he got it.

02:04Like, he went to finish, and he did everything.

02:08He went inside.

02:09He went elbow.

02:10He was outside.

02:11He was everywhere scoring at every trick in the bag.

02:16And I think he's the reason, to be honest with you, that they're going to win it.

02:22And I think Shea was just his normal self.

02:25What I thought was extraordinary was J-Dub in the last three games.

02:28And so, what, they win game four, and then they won game five.

02:34So, they lost game three, but he still had a huge game that night.

02:39He's been their best player.

02:41No one wants to admit it because they give everything to Shea Gilgis, and that's it.

02:46They just – everything is his.

02:47Like, they're going to give him the MVP.

02:49They're going to give him, you know, all this.

02:51I'm talking finals MVP, league MVP.

02:54He's going to have all the trophies and hardwares.

02:56But I think this kid, J-Dub, is – I don't think he's better, but I think he's played better.

03:04I think he's been the most significant guy.

03:07You know what?

03:07The Pacers have not been able to stop him.

03:10That's their problem.

03:12And then, I think for the Thunder, they haven't been able to stop Siakam.

03:16They have not been able to do that either.

03:18Williams, his 40 points was a career high last night.

03:22He's the fifth player over the last 40 years to have 25-plus points in three straight NBA Finals games all before the young age of 25.

03:34He's only the fifth.

03:35The other four are pretty good names.

03:37Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Dwayne Wade, and Shaq.

03:40That's some pretty good company you join in NBA Finals lore if you're Jalen Williams.

03:45Of course, afterwards, he did what most of the Thunder usually do.

03:48They give their credit to the rest of their teammates.

03:51I'm just blessed to be in a situation where everybody wants everybody to succeed.

03:56It's such a rare thing.

03:59I think it's even more rare that we're playing the Pacers who, just looking on the outside, are kind of that way, too.

04:04You see how close-knit they are.

04:07But, yeah, I'm just in a really, really good situation.

04:09It's allowed me to grow as a player at a more rapid rate because I'm not worried about, like, what if I fail?

04:15I have guys that I know are going to pick me up when I fall short, and I try and do the same thing for them.

04:20So, I think our team's chemistry has got us here.

04:23It's something that's kept us strong.

04:25And, yeah, it's just a fortunate situation that I get to be in.

04:29Yeah, I mean, this kid's come a long way from the high desert of Arizona to Santa Clara to the NBA to – he's literally on the verge of stardom.

04:43I think that he's not a superstar yet.

04:45Nobody knows him yet.

04:48But real pure basketball fans know who he is.

04:52People that watch the league every night know who he is.

04:55I don't think anybody else knows who he is yet.

04:57But they will because I think he's turning into a star.

05:01I don't think he's a superstar yet.

05:03I think he's a great player that's on the verge of just right now in this finals breaking out in a big way.

05:09He's going to get a lot of money at the end of the day when it's all said and done.

05:13He's turned into a hell of a player.

05:14I think he's very long.

05:16I mean, this guy's got arms that go down to the ground.

05:20Literally, his arms go to his ankles.

05:22I mean, Gabe talked about how they defend.

05:25This guy can do so much with his length.

05:29He's an airplane.

05:30He can literally spread his arms and touch one end of the court to the other.

05:35And he's been amazing to watch what he's done in these games.

05:38Amazing.

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