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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers

Date
Fri 6th June 2025 (UTC)
Thu 5th June 2025 (Local)

Timestamp
2025-06-06T00:30:00

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00:30:00 UTC (19:30:00 Local)

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League
NBA

Season
2024-2025

Round
180

Status
FT

Location
Oklahoma City, OK
United States
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The Thunder jumped out to an early lead and forced a record 19 Indiana turnovers in the first half, taking a 57–45 advantage into halftime. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers trimmed an initial 15-point deficit with 9:42 left into a one-possession game with under two minutes left. After a coach's challenge by Rick Carlisle on a Pascal Siakam out-of-bounds call was ruled unsuccessful with 22 seconds remaining, the Thunder were up 110–109, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's midrange jumper missed, and Indiana gained possession. Carlisle opted not to call a timeout to give the Thunder a chance to set their defense, allowing the Pacers to push in transition. Tyrese Haliburton, who had already made clutch shots this postseason against Milwaukee, Cleveland, and New York, nailed a 21-foot pull-up jump shot over Cason Wallace to put Indiana up 111–110 with 0.3 seconds left, marking their first lead of the entire game. The Thunder's final lob attempt failed, giving the Pacers another improbable come-from-behind playoff victory.

Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 38 points, marking the third-most points in a Finals debut behind Allen Iverson and George Mikan. Jalen Williams and Luguentz Dort combined for 32 points for the Thunder, while Chet Holmgren struggled with just six points on 2-of–9 shooting from the field. Siakam led the scoring for the Pacers with 19 points and 10 rebounds. All five Indiana starters finished in double figures, with Aaron Nesmith and Haliburton tallying double-doubles, and Obi Toppin adding 17 points in a productive night off the bench. This was just the Thunder's second home loss of the entire playoffs, the last coming in a 121–119 loss in Game 1 of the conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets. According to ESPN analytics, the Thunder held a 96.4% win probability with a nine-point lead and 2:52 remaining. This game marked the Pacers' fourth comeback this postseason in which their opponent had at least a 95% chance of winning with under three minutes left; each game included a game-tying or go-ahead basket by Haliburton.

Haliburton's go-ahead shot with 0.3 seconds left marked the latest game winner in an NBA Finals game since Michael Jordan's buzzer-beating shot in Game 1 of the 1997 Finals. The Pacers in Game 1 joined the 1999 Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals and the 2002 Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals as teams to win a playoff game despite leading for only 20 seconds or less. Indiana also tied the 1992 Chicago Bulls in Game 6 and the 2011 Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 — the latter also coached by Carlisle — for the largest NBA Finals fourth-quarter comeback. For Oklahoma City, this was their first home loss to an Eastern Conference team since March 12, 2024, when they lost to, coincidentally, the Pacers. After the game, Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said, "It's a 48 minute game, and teach you that lesson more than anyone else in the league the hard way."