Carrying his momentum from his 40-point outburst, Jalen Williams had it going early on. The 24-year-old pump-faked his way to reverse layups. The confidence can be felt from the top of the arena. And then it disappeared. The Oklahoma City Thunder were buried on the scoreboard.

As doors opened to the media inside the Oklahoma City Thunder's locker room, on one end, veterans Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein sat dejected. On the other, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams carried on a jovial,

After Jalen Williams' huge Game 5, the potential clincher for the Thunder is Thursday in Indianapolis with a Pacers star looking hindered.