NBA Finals 2025: Why is Williams Jalen is the hero of game 5?

With 40 points in his account, Jalen Williams dressed as a hero for Thunder in the J5 of the finals in front of the Pacers.

More than forty reasons existed in the fifth game of the finals of the NBA To choose from Jalen Williams like him Hero of the party. Because it was not only their amount of points scored (40 precisely) those who determined their choice, but their leadership on both sides of the court, their composure to take over the game, as well as their ability to keep the head cold and hot hand to give their team breathes when the enemy threatened.

His technical form speaks for himself: 40 points in 35 minutes with an effectiveness of 56% court shots after hitting 14 of his 25 attempts. Its percentages increased from the triple line by converting 3 of 5 attempts (60%) and also from free throws with 75% (9 of 12).

Its statistics are completed with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 robbery and a single lost ball.

The start of the match found him in the cast actor, sharing a poster with Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander when noting. A total of 6 points and three assists marked its form at the end of the first quarter.

But from there in more, Williams It became the main actor: 10 points in the second quarter, 13 in the third, to close the game with 11 points in the last partial with which the Oklahoma City Thunder He assured the victory and took advantage for the first time in these Finals.

As if that were not enough, Williams had a +14, tied as the best number of the Thunder In the match with Luguentz Dort. It is not a minor fact, nor are its 25.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 average assists that accumulate in these finals.

Before the fifth game, Sebastián Martínez Christensen raised a duel of “squires” between Williams and Pascal Siakam. And while Indiana’s had a brilliant game with 28 points, 60% effectiveness, 3 of 6 triples, 7 of 8 free, 6 rebounds, 5 assists 3 robberies and 2 plugs, could not avoid being overshadowed and surpassed by the brilliant night of Jalen Williams.

Because of his, the fanatic of OKC He ended up dancing with the lunated gentleman, while those of Indiana They retired in silence and walking slowly on the dark side of the moon.