In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he showed he's pretty good as a more traditional point guard, too. He had 31 points and 10 assists in a secondary role to Jalen Williams as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109 on Monday night. The Thunder took a 3-2 lead in the series and now are a win short of their first NBA title.

Throughout NBA history, few teams have reached the mountaintop without a bona fide superstar in the No. 2 role.

Jalen Williams scores a career playoff-high 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 to move one win away from an NBA title.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City vs. Indiana 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Monday's NBA Finals 2025 Game 5 contest

No team in NBA history has scored more points in a season than the Thunder. That gave the Thunder 12,162 for the season, breaking the mark of 12,161 scored by the Golden State Warriors in 104 games during the 2018-19 season.

Responding to fan criticism, ABC will broadcast the full starting lineup introductions for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, marking the first time since 2013.

After apparently listening to recent fan complaints, ABC is making a major change to its broadcast for Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, ABC will air the starting lineup introductions for the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder before tonight's game.