Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander top scored for his side as they levelled the the NBA finals against Indiana Pacers at one game all. Photo: AFP
Oklahoma City have levelled the NBA finals at one game all with 123-107 win over the Indiana Pacers in game two of the best of seven series in Oklahoma City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander top scoerd with scored 34 points and added eight assists and five rebounds.
After letting a 15-point fourth-quarter leap slip away in Game 1, Oklahoma City didn't give the Pacers such an opening this time around.
The Thunder took the lead for good late in the first quarter, and with less than five minutes left in the second quarter stretched their lead to 23 with a 19-2 run.
To that point, Oklahoma City's defense hadn't forced many turnovers and it hadn't taken advantage of the few it had caused.
But during that big run in the second quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander scored seven of Oklahoma City's last nine points, all off Pacers' turnovers.
Indiana quickly answered with a 10-0 run for a 52-39 score but never got closer than that 13-point deficit.
Game three is in Indianapolis on Thursday.
- Reuters
