INDIANAPOLIS — There is still room for improvement.

It’s a heady thought when it comes to the Oklahoma City Thunder and their MVP point guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

On Thursday night, the Thunder will take the floor against the host Indiana Pacers with a chance to win an NBA title. Should they stumble, they’ll get a second chance on Sunday at home at the Paycom Center, where they have lost just eight times this season, playoffs included.

In normal circumstances, a resume like this one — a pending title following a league-best 68-win season in the Thunder’s case, or in Gilgeous-Alexander’s, three straight first-team All-NBA nods, an MVP award and quite likely a Finals MVP award if the Thunder do close out the Pacers — would suggest a finished product, a peak.

But the Thunder and Gilgeous-Alexander are just figuring this stuff out on the fly.

If they win the championship either Thursday or Sunday, the Thunder will be the youngest team by average age to win an NBA title since the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977. They have one rotation player — Alex Caruso — 30 or older, and the average age of the top eight players in their post-season rotation is 24.9.