With the series tied 2-2 and returning to OKC, the former Laker and oldest Thunder player knows he doesn’t have to be a superhero against the Indiana Pacers.

After failing to score 20 points once in the regular season, Caruso has done it twice in the NBA Finals. In the season's biggest fourth quarter, the Thunder trusted the 31-year-old to close as the fifth player. The move paid off as it was OKC's turn to have a 20-point bench scorer.

Experience in the NBA Finals is often essential to success -- and that's exactly why Alex Caruso has become such a critical piece of the Oklahoma City Thunder's postseason run. In Friday night's 111–104 win over the Indiana Pacers to tie the series at 2–2,