Keep track of Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are tied 3-3 in a winner-take-all situation.
The Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14), the top seed in the Western Conference, and the No. 4 Eastern Conference seed Indiana Pacers (50-32) enter Game 7 at Oklahoma tied, 3-3, with all the marbles on the line.
Obviously, the winner will be crowned 2025 NBA champion. This is the first Game 7 NBA Finals Game since 2016.
FINAL: Pacers, Thunder
4th Quarter: Pacers, Thunder
3rd Quarter: Pacers, Thunder
Halftime: Pacers, Thunder
Analysis:
2nd Quarter: Pacers, Thunder
1st Quarter: Pacers, Thunder
4:55 – A devastating development for the Pacers occurred. Haliburton tried to use a shot fake to set up a drive, but lost the ball as he dropped to the floor in significant pain. The Thunder took advantage with a transition dunk for Williams on a leak-out, taking an 18-16 lead. Indiana’s whole squad was huddled around Haliburton. T.J. McConnell checked into the game in Haliburton’s place as the All-Star guard had a towel over his head during an emotional trip to the locker room.
5:48 – Indiana was living with Alex Caruso, having space from beyond the arc, and was made to pay for trying to shrink the floor with back-to-back 3-pointers. Oklahoma City took a brief lead, but Nembhard tied it up (16-16) after driving the lane and drawing a foul, creating a pair of free throws.
7:01- Back-to-back 3-pointers for Haliburton gave Indiana an 11-6 edge. He was feeling it, including a deep heat check pull-up. He didn’t quite make it three in a row with a missed pull-up, but he got it back after an offensive rebound by Bennedict Mathurin to make the Thunder defense pay. Indiana was up 14-10 going into a timeout. Haliburton already had nine points.
8:58 – Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down back-to-back mid-range jumpers to keep Oklahoma City steady. A block against Haliburton at the rim set up a quick post-up for Chet Holmgren, leading to a turnaround jumper.
10:45 – With Haliburton drawing full-court pressure to start the game, his teammates made plays early to take a quick 5-2 lead. Nembhard started them off with a mid-range pull-up, then found Siakam on a spray-out for a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer.
Pregame
Tyrese Haliburton is going to play in the biggest game of his life. OKC wasn’t able to exploit him on defense in Game 6. Bench play was key in Game 6 but how big of a factor will it be in Sunday’s Game 7 when there is no next game?
Starting Lineups
THUNDER: Luguentz Dort, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams
PACERS: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner
Injuries
THUNDER: Nikola Topic (Out, left knee)
PACERS: Tyrese Haliburton (questionable, calf), Isaiah Jackson (Out, Achilles tendon), Jarace Walker (Out, Ankle)
Line: OKC -6.5
O/U: 214.5
Officials: Crew Chief James Capers, Refree Josh Tiven, Umpire Sean Wright (alternate: James Williams)
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