The Oklahoma City Thunder are one victory away from winning its first National Basketball Association championship in its franchise history. The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in front of a raucous home crowd to take a 3-2 lead in the best of seven series on Monday night.

With that performance, Jalen Williams joined Kyrie Irving (2016), Kevin Durant (2012), Dwyane Wade (2006), and Shaquille O'Neal (1995) as the only players in the last 40 years to score 25+ points in three straight NBA Finals games. Williams had 26 in Game 3 and 27 in Game 4.

The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

The Pacers star had a rough shooting performance against the Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals after failing to make a single field goal.

Oklahoma City Thunder's series unfolded almost identically to their Western Conference battle with the Denver Nuggets.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,