2025 NBA Finals: Thunder Pacers TV Schedule and How to Watch – Basketball Insider
The NBA playoffs boil down to the last two, and the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals.
Few people would object to the Thunder coming here, but the Pacers were surely a surprise. They also had a hard time doing this, eliminating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round with the New York Knicks riding the championship.
The Thunder’s biggest test was in seven games against the Denver Nuggets in the second round. The series can only make them sharper. Oklahoma City’s defense is at the forefront when strangling opponents while battling against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
The series is fascinating in many ways. First, the league’s new MVP at Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is competing with a team without a player who won a MVP vote. Depth is the strength of both teams, and how the chess battle is in its infancy is crucial.
Pascal Siakam is regarded as the second place for the Pacers but has won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP freshly. He is expected to win his own money for Jalen Williams on the best “Robin” in the series.
Oklahoma City flourished, creating mistakes that led to simple baskets. Indiana is excellent in both defense and offensive transitions. This aspect of the game may just be what determines the series.
Here are how you can watch all the dynamics of this series.
How to watch the NBA Finals
- Game 1: Thursday, June 5 @ 8:30 ET ET 8:30 PM 8:30
- Game 2: Sunday, June 8, 8:00 PM ET
- Game 3: Wednesday, June 11
- Game 4: Friday, June 13, 8:30 PM ET
- Game 5 (if necessary): Monday, June 16 @ 8:30 PM ET
- Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday, June 19, 8:30 ET PM 8:30 ET
- Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday, June 22, 8:00 PM ET ET
Series format/stent
The NBA finals follow the 2-2-1-1-1 format. This means that teams with home advantage will host the first two games, as well as Games 5 and 7 (if necessary). Weaker seeds will host games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary).
In this case, the Thunder won home with their league-best 68-14 regular season record.
Thunder Pacers Season Series
Oklahoma City scored 2-0 in season 2-0, just as every Eastern Conference team, not named the Cavaliers, did. Thunder will be the first to tell you that this doesn’t make any sense on this grand stage.
- December 26: Indiana’s Thunder won 120-114.
- March 29: The Thunder won 132-111 at Oklahoma City.
