NBA Analyst Reveals Crucial Change Thunder Made to Win Game 4 originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

There are plenty of SGA-related numbers after the OKC Thunder's Game 4 win but there were plenty of other key numbers as well.

The NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are tied 2-2 after OKC overcame a double-digit deficit in Game 4 to even the series. OKC outscored the Pacers 12-3 in the final 3:34 of the game and will now go back to having home-court advantage.

The Oklahoma City Thunder used a huge fourth quarter to come back and beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Friday night. OKC evened the series at 2-2 and outscored Indy by 14 points in the fourth quarter of a 111-104 win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 points in the final three minutes as the Thunder came up clutch.

During its 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City became the highest-scoring team in league history, eclipsing a record the Golden State Warriors held for six years.

How Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Sparked Game 4 NBA Finals Win over Pacers With Clutch Rally originally appeared on Athlon Sports. To his opponent’s dismay, the sequences seemed painfully familiar. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander punished his defender with a step-back jumper, a 3-pointer and a few trips to the free-throw line.

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With 3:52 left in the game, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault leaned into his stars — he started asking for Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams pick-and-rolls. The goal was to force a switch and get Aaron Nesmith off SGA and get Andrew Nembhard on him — Gildgeous-Alexander shot 6-of-9 for the game with Nembhard as his primary defender.