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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points late, capping the Oklahoma Thunder’s rally for a 111-104 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday to tie the NBA Finals at 2-2.
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.
The Thunder took a five-point lead into the fourth quarter when Jalen Williams drained a 3-pointer with two seconds on the clock to give them a 89-84 lead. However, the Pacers kept bouncing back and took the win thanks to a massive game from Bennedict Mathurin.
When the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, the franchise needed a new identity, but OKC Thunder wasn't always the front-runner.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been predicted to land a "polarizing" forward and an international center in the 2025 NBA Draft to upgrade their roster.