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Alexander’s shotmaking was absurd and the Thunder’s defense was impeccable in the fourth quarter of Game 4's 111-104 comeback win against the Pacers.
The Oklahoma City Thunder evened its NBA Finals series against the Indiana Pacers at 2-2 with a Game 4 road win. Here are five takeaways.
The NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are tied 2-2 after OKC overcame a double-digit deficit in Game 4 to even the series. OKC outscored the Pacers 12-3 in the final 3:34 of the game and will now go back to having home-court advantage.
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The Thunder didn’t even exist in Oklahoma City when the 1995 bombing happened; the franchise that had been known as the Seattle SuperSonics didn’t relocate to America’s heartland until more than a decade later.
Devon Tower in Oklahoma City uses a vibrant LED light display to celebrate Thunder games and other significant events, creating a visual spectacle for the community.
The modern iteration of the city, of course, is not just shaped by its urban renewal, but by the never-healing scar of being subject to the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history — the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995, which killed 168 people.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have its back against the wall again. At some point, they have to shift its mindset.
When the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, the franchise needed a new identity, but OKC Thunder wasn't always the front-runner.