McConnell’s third inbounds steal followed an Andrew Nembhard jumper that brought Indiana within two early in the fourth. McConnell jumped in front of Caruso, who was inbounding the ball, and came up with the steal; his layup tied the game at 95 with 8:33 left.

Gilgeous-Alexander is playing at another level, averaging 30.4 points per game in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

The Thunder have been the far more dominant team in the series, and they've had the lead for more than 91 of the 96 minutes played in the first two games.