In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he showed he's pretty good as a more traditional point guard, too. He had 31 points and 10 assists in a secondary role to Jalen Williams as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109 on Monday night. The Thunder took a 3-2 lead in the series and now are a win short of their first NBA title.

But doing it in the Finals, that’s different.” The Pacers, meanwhile, were left to wonder what might have been — and to worry about the health of their star point guard. Tyrese Haliburton re-aggravated a lower-leg injury in the first quarter,

"More history for SGA," the NBA wrote on social media. "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joins Kobe Bryant, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history with 15 or more 30+ point games in a single postseason!"