Alex Caruso got asked after Game 4 of the NBA Finals if he’s aware that he’s achieved a level of superhero-type status among fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder during this playoff run.

Experience in the NBA Finals is often essential to success -- and that's exactly why Alex Caruso has become such a critical piece of the Oklahoma City Thunder's postseason run. In Friday night's 111–104 win over the Indiana Pacers to tie the series at 2–2,

After failing to score 20 points once in the regular season, Caruso has done it twice in the NBA Finals. In the season's biggest fourth quarter, the Thunder trusted the 31-year-old to close as the fifth player. The move paid off as it was OKC's turn to have a 20-point bench scorer.