Heading into Monday's Game 5 of the NBA Finals at home against the Indiana Pacers, with the best-of-seven series tied 2-2, Caruso is as big of a reason as any why the Thunder are two wins from the franchise's first title since moving to Oklahoma City.

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

The Oklahoma City Thunder battle the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of their best-of-7 NBA Finals series Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault opens up about dealing with the pressure from the Indiana Pacers in Game 4.

However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).