NBA Finals: Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

The Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are battling for the 2024-25 NBA title.

The Pacers ruled the Eastern Conference after dispatching the New York Knicks in their conference finals, while the Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West finals.

Here are the members of each team:

Indiana Pacers

• Tyrese Haliburton
• Bennedict Mathurin
• Obi Toppin
• Andrew Nembhard
• Thomas Bryant
• Jarace Walker
• Enrique Freeman
• TJ McConnell
• RayJ Dennis
• Johnny Furphy
• Tony Bradley
• James Johnson
• Isaiah Jackson
• Aaron Nesmith
• Ben Sheppard
• Quenton Jackson
• Myles Turner
• Pascal Siakam

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Dillon Jones
• Luguentz Dort   
• Jaylin Williams
• Chet Holmgren
• Jalen Williams
• Alex Caruso
• Isaiah Joe
• Ousmane Dieng
• Adam Flagler
• Branden Carlson
• Aaron Wiggins
• Cason Wallace
• Ajay Mitchell    
• Kenrich Williams
• Nikola Topi?    
• Isaiah Hartenstein
• Alex Ducas

Here is the schedule of the finals series:

• Game 1: Thunder 110 - 111 Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
• Game 2: Thunder 123 - 107 Pacers (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 3: Pacers 116 - 107 Thunder (IND leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Pacers 104 -111 Thunder (Series tied 2-2)
• Game 5: Thunder 120 - 109 Pacers (OKC leads 3-2)
• Game 6: June 20, 8:30 a.m. (if necessary)
• Game 7: June 23, 8:00 a.m. (if necessary)

Game recaps:

Game 1: Indiana drew first blood with Haliburton's game-winner

Tyrese Haliburton hit a 21-foot pull-up jumper in the final second as the Pacers completed a comeback for a 111-110 win over the Thunder.

Game 2: Thunder pack a counterpunch in Game 2, even series with Pacers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-107 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.

Game 3: Backups bring down the house, Pacers take 2-1 Finals lead

Backup guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana's bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to claim a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

Game 4: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder level Finals with late rally

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder come back from a late deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 and even the NBA Finals.

Game 5: Thunder withstand Pacers rally to take 3-2 Finals lead

Jalen Williams scored 40 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Game 6: Pacers cruise past Thunder, send Finals to Game 7

Obi Toppin scored 20 off the bench to lead a balanced offensive effort as the Indiana Pacers evened the NBA Finals with a 108-91 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 on Thursday in Indianapolis.

—GMA Integrated News