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Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams became the fifth-youngest player to score 40 or more points in NBA Finals history Monday night.
JALEN WILLIAMS AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Somewhere amid a thunderstorm, a star shined through. Jalen Williams played the best game of his burgeoning career on the biggest stage, and the Thunder are one game away from becoming NBA champions after a 120-109 Game 5 win over the Pacers.
West scored 40, Baylor scored 36 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 129-122 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of those finals. April 18, 1962: Baylor scored 41, West scored 35, but it wasn't enough and the Celtics beat the Lakers 110-107 in Game 7 for the title that season.
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Jalen Williams' two-way impact is a huge reason why the Oklahoma City Thunder won 68 games during the regular season and reached the NBA Finals.
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Williams is in quite the exclusive club of players who made all-NBA players and the Finals early in their careers