For three hours, it was the loudest place on planet Earth. A concrete kettle that whistled louder than ever as the Thunder topped the Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Carlisle would not endorse the chosen order of issues here. As he began to field questions after the game, he made it quite clear that he believed the turnovers — 23 in all that led to 32 Thunder points — were far and away at the top of the Pacers’ list of problems.

Gilgeous-Alexander was off his game for much of the night, but played like the league MVP in the fourth to lead the OKC rally.