INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JUNE 11: Jalen Williams #8 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Game Three of the 2025 NBA Finals on June 11, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Finals: We had a lot of unforced errors- Jalen Williams on OKC’s Game 3 loss

On June 12, 2025, 5:36 PM

Jalen Williams swished a tough pull-up 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a five-point lead. Not much went right for them after that.

“We just had a lot of unforced errors,” Williams said after Oklahoma City’s 116-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Wednesday’s pivotal Game 3 of the NBA Finals. “They capitalized on them because they’re a good team.”

The Thunder were outscored 32-18 in the fourth quarter. It was the second time this postseason that Indiana outscored Oklahoma City by a double-digit margin in the final frame.

That is the difference in the series, as the Pacers, who are up 2-1, rallied from behind in the fourth quarter in both of their wins.

“In the fourth quarter, I just thought they really outplayed us on both ends,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.

Head coach Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Three of the 2025 NBA Finals (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Jalen Williams #8 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Game Three of the 2025 NBA Finals (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

“I thought they were in character in terms of their physicality, their pressure on defense. Then they were in character in terms of their pace on offense.”

Bennedict Mathurin #00 of the Indiana Pacers drives to the basket during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game Three of the 2025 NBA Finals (Photo by A.J. Mast/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Thunder’s two losses in the Finals have come down to the Pacers landing a flurry of punches at the end. Game 4 is Friday in Indianapolis.

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers shoots the ball over Cason Wallace #22 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in Game Three of the 2025 NBA Finals (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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