The Thunder stepped on the gas in the second quarter, using a 35-9 run to open up a lopsided lead. Chet Holmgren made his presence felt after a lousy Game 1, scoring 15 points. Jalen Williams added 19, while Alex Caruso (20 points on 4-of-8 3-point shooting) and Aaron Wiggins (18 points on 5-of-8 3-point shooting) both had big games off the bench.

After blowing a fourth-quarter lead in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder spent every waking hour since Thursday night hearing about it. About how they galaxy-brained themselves with their starting lineup switch.