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ALEX CARUSO IN TONIGHT'S WIN: ⛈️ 20 points (2nd 20-PT game of Finals) ⛈️ 5 steals ⛈️ 7-9 from the field He's the first player to record 20+ PTS and 5+ STL off the bench in a Finals game since 1974 🤯 pic.twitter.com/xmermanvg1
The series is tied 2-2 as the teams face off in Oklahoma City at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with streaming options available.
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So transfixed by not only the team, but also the city, Anderson’s magazine story was the precursor to “Boom Town” — Anderson’s book, published in 2018, that intertwines the rise of Oklahoma City with Thunder basketball. “Boom Town” is equal parts historical and hysterical in telling the story of Oklahoma City.
Gilgeous-Alexander was off his game for much of the night, but played like the league MVP in the fourth to lead the OKC rally.
During its 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City became the highest-scoring team in league history, eclipsing a record the Golden State Warriors held for six years.
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.