Heading back to Paycom Center for Game 5, the Oklahoma City Thunder must outperform an Indiana Pacers team who thrives in road environments.

Any follow-up to a Game 1 road win is typically difficult for the visitors, yet the Pacers showed they weren’t willing to settle for a 1-1 split in New York. Pascal Siakam went nuts with 39 points, and this performance ultimately helped him win the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP.

The modern iteration of the city, of course, is not just shaped by its urban renewal, but by the never-healing scar of being subject to the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history — the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995, which killed 168 people.

The NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are tied 2-2 after OKC overcame a double-digit deficit in Game 4 to even the series. OKC outscored the Pacers 12-3 in the final 3:34 of the game and will now go back to having home-court advantage.

Devon Tower in Oklahoma City uses a vibrant LED light display to celebrate Thunder games and other significant events, creating a visual spectacle for the community.

NBA regular season with very few question marks after a breakthrough 57-win campaign. The questions are what any contending team would want asked of it. Can the Thunder repeat as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference?

The Oklahoma City Thunder have its back against the wall again. At some point, they have to shift its mindset.