TRAILING BY A point late in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder's season seemingly hanging in the balance, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brought the ball up the left side of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse floor.
The MVP had the matchup he wanted and went to work one-on-one against Indiana Pacers wing Aaron Nesmith.
Gilgeous-Alexander darted left, taking two hard dribbles away from the rest of the Indiana defense. Nesmith stayed on his right hip for a couple of strides with the help of a hand check before Gilgeous-Alexander popped the defender with a sudden, strong forearm across the "INDIANA" on his chest, a forceful enough blow to put the 6-foot-5, 215-pound guard on the seat of his pants in the paint.