The Oklahoma City Thunder, propelled by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's virtuoso 34-point performance and Alex Caruso's invaluable 20-point contribution from the second unit, decisively vanquished the Indiana Pacers 123-107 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, leveling the series at one apiece and securing their first Finals victory since 2012; the Pacers, notwithstanding a fleeting resurgence in the third quarter, proved unable to effectively counter Oklahoma City's strategic adjustments, thereby becoming the first team since the 2013 Miami Heat to lack a 20-point scorer in the initial two contests, while Gilgeous-Alexander etched his name into the annals of basketball history as the playoffs' leading scorer as the series now transitions to Indianapolis for Game 3, representing the city's first Finals appearance in a quarter-century.