Here are three lessons Golden State can take away from the last series of the 2024-25 NBA season: Both rosters are stacked with rangy, bouncy athletes between 6-foot-4 and 6-7 who can make open 3-pointers – and sometimes not-so-open triples – and manufacture shots while also playing hounding defense.

Williams was the best player on the floor in Game 5 and the Thunder are one win away from a ring because of that performance.

On Monday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers faced off in what could’ve been a decisive Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The series was tied 2-2 heading into Monday’s fateful game, with both squads teeming with the energy needed to bring home the series-altering win.