{"id":10440,"date":"2025-06-14T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10440"},"modified":"2025-06-14T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T15:04:09","slug":"oklahoma-city-thunder-stage-comeback-to-tie-nba-finals-2-2-with-indiana-pacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10440","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Thunder stage comeback to tie NBA finals 2-2 with Indiana Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied late to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, levelling the best-of-seven series at 2-2 in Indianapolis on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by NBA (@nba)<\/p>\n<p>Trailing by seven at the start of the fourth quarter, the Thunder outscored the Pacers 31-17 in the final period and closed the game with a 12-1 run over the last three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew what it would have looked like if we lost tonight,&#8221; 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