Right back at ya

 You can talk a lot of ... stuff about the Indiana Pacers getting Pacered last night in Indianapolis, but let's begin with two words: Of course.

Of course Oklahoma City bounced back to steal Game 4, because that's been the rhythm of these NBA Finals and why change now?

Of course Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the architect of the bounce-back, because he's the league MVP and isn't that what league MVP's do?

Of course the Pacers, who won the fourth quarter by 14 in Game 3, lost it by 14 in Game 4, because, again, that's been the rhythm of this series. Through four games, every action has had an equal and opposite reaction.

And so the Pacers filch Game 1 after trailing all night, and the Thunder filch Game 4 after trailing a good part of the night. And so the Thunder rakes Indiana by 16 in Game 2, and the Pacers dominate the final quarter to win by nine in Game 3.

In Game 4, they had matters in hand until they didn't, and you can say the Yes 'Cers plain blew it just as you could say the Thunder plain blew it in Game 1. But you can also say SGA simply did SGA things when it mattered most, just as Tyrese Haliburton and Co. simply did Haliburton and Co. things when it mattered most in Game 1.

Either way, the facts are these: In a game the Pacers led by 10 late in the third quarter and by four with 3:20 to play, the Thunder outscored them 12-1 the rest of the way to win by seven, 111-104, and SGA had 11 of those 12 points. In the final 4:38, he scored 15 of his game-high 35.

And now the series is headed back to Oke City all even, and right back at ya, Indiana. Your serve.