Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault pivoted to Game 7 after their 108-91 Game 6 loss. He put the stinger behind him and quickly contextualized Sunday's matchup by zooming out. If you were told back in September that OKC would host a Game 7 to determine the NBA championship, you would take that offer in a heartbeat.

The Thunder's 10-2 lead to start felt like a distant memory. Even though only two hours passed, it felt like two years. The Pacers destroyed the Thunder in every facet of basketball. Dreaming of champagne and goggles, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander instead spent the fourth quarter mulling over what went wrong.