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NBA finals: Indiana Pacers stun Oklahoma City Thunder in final second to win Game 1 thriller

Oklahoma City rarely looked threatened by Indiana until the final minutes as the Pacers pulled off a stunning upset

The Guardian - US

NBA Fans Weren't Pleased With League's Bland Court Design for Thunder-Pacers Finals

Drab, not fab.

Sports Illustrated

Adam Silver Shares League's Current Perspective on NBA Expansion Ahead of Finals

Silver said he expects it to come up during the board of governors meeting in July.

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Pacers' T.J. McConnell Showed Up to NBA Finals Game Wearing Sister's New WNBA Jersey

What a week it has been for the McConnell family.

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Rick Carlisle, Mark Daigneault's Age Gap Will Set an NBA Finals Record

A baby boomer and a millennial will go head-to-head.

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PUMA Reveals Tyrese Haliburton's First Signature Shoe Ahead of NBA Finals

Hali will be rocking some fresh kicks for Game 1 of Pacers vs. Thunder.

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Adam Silver Makes Shortsighted Mistake of Comparing NBA to NFL

The NBA commissioner griped that people don’t complain about small-market matchups in the NFL.

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Pacers injury report: Jarrace Walker (ankle) is out, Tony Bradley (hip) is questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals

Pacers injury report: Jarrace Walker (ankle) is out, Tony Bradley (hip) is questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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NBA Finals: 10 Questions That Will Determine Thunder-Pacers Series

Spinning through the keys to victory, x-factors, matchups to watch, coaching edge and more as Game 1 tips off Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Four Factors That Will Decide NBA Finals

The Thunder are the heavy favorites, but the Pacers can’t be counted out.

Sports Illustrated

What do the 2024-25 Thunder and the 1976-77 Trail Blazers have in common?

Sports Lens

NBA Finals: Five Key Stats That Could Decide Thunder-Pacers Series

From Tyrese Haliburton’s assist-to-turnover ratio to Jalen Williams’s clutch shooting percentage, here are the most important things to watch.

Sports Illustrated

NBA finals 2025 predictions: will the Pacers shock the Thunder? Our writers share their picks

Will it be Oklahoma City or Indiana? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Thursday night

The Guardian - US

NBA Finals prediction: Oklahoma City Thunder to secure first NBA Championship

Read the latest odds and tips ahead of the 2025 NBA Finals between OKC and the Pacers

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Draymond Green Offers Blunt Perspective on Perils of Making NBA Finals

An interesting POV from someone who knows a thing or two about NBA championships.

Operation Sports

NBA 2K25 Simulation Predicts Thunder Over Pacers in Six

With the real-life NBA Finals tipping off Thursday, 2K released its annual simulation predicting the Oklahoma City Thunder to take down the Indiana Pacers. The NBA 2K25 sim has OKC closing it out with a 119-113 win in Game 6, capping off a breakout year for both squads.

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Adam Silver Calls Out 'Small Market' NBA Finals Narrative With Bold NFL Comparison

Silver has heard your chatter.

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Tyrese Haliburton Had Heartwarming Quote On His Dad Before NBA Finals

The Pacers star point guard made clear just how important family is to him ahead of the Finals.

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Thunder vs Pacers Could Have Lowest NBA Finals Ratings Since This Century

The Thunder vs Pacers is predicted to draw the lowest NBA Finals ratings since the turn of the century, excluding Covid-hit years.

Sports Lens

Ahead of the Finals, LeBron James called Thunder's Alex Caruso one of his 'all-time' favorite teammates

Ahead of the Finals, LeBron James called Thunder's Alex Caruso one of his 'all-time' favorite teammates.

Sports Lens

Pacers owner Herbert Simon is chartering a plane for all full-time employees to attend Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals.

Pacers owner Herbert Simon is chartering a plane for all full-time employees to attend Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals

Sports Illustrated

How Small-Market Thunder and Pacers Brought Parity to the NBA Finals

Regardless of what the TV ratings bear out, two teams that have never won a title in their current city usher in an era of merit-based success and offer blueprints for how to achieve it.

Sports Lens

Pacers Flight Delayed by Tornado Warnings on Way to NBA Finals

The Indiana Pacers’ flight to the 2025 NBA Finals was delayed 3.5 hours due to severe weather and tornado warnings in Oklahoma.

Sports Illustrated

Tyrese Haliburton Doesn't Mind Being the Underdog in NBA Finals

The Thunder are currently the heavy favorites for the title.

The Sports Daily

NBA Finals 2025: Who is the X-Factor for the Thunder?

Taking a look at the x-factor for the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2025 NBA Finals: defensive-minded wing, Lu Dort.

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