Jalen Williams scored a tough contested floater to close the third quarter and extend OKC's lead to 87-79. The Thunder needed the bucket after a 13-point outburst from T.J. McConnell allowed the Pacers to eat into OKC's 14-point halftime lead.

On Monday night after the Indiana Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Haliburton's coach admitted he's playing injured. During his postgame press conference, Rick Carlisle said that Haliburton’s leg injury was still, clearly, having an impact on his ability to perform on the court.

The Indiana Pacers, once again, found themselves down by a substantial amount. They trailed by 18 points to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second quarter and 16 in the third, although, as expected, the Pacers were able to mount a comeback.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers meet in Game 3 of the NBA Finals Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Oklahoma City Thunder put one hand on the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Monday night, beating the Indiana Pacers 120–109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to take a 3–2

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle offered an impassioned and somewhat unprompted defense of referee Scott Foster, evidently aware of mountains of online criticism.