Jerry West and Elgin Baylor did it often. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James did it a couple of times. And now, Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have entered NBA lore.

Jalen Williams wasn't in much of a reflective mood after his Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. Williams batted down questions about his monster performance,

Jalen Williams dropped 40 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 to lead the Thunder past the Pacers in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals, taking a 3–2 lead.

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.

Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams became the fifth-youngest player to score 40 or more points in NBA Finals history Monday night.

The Thunder duo of Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were simply too much fr the Pacers in Game 5 on Monday night.

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