The 2025 NBA Finals commenced with a dramatic turn as the Indiana Pacers achieved a remarkable 111-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 on Thursday night. Tyrese Haliburton sealed the win with a game-winning pull-up jumper in the final 0.3 seconds, completing a significant 15-point fourth-quarter comeback and seizing the home-court advantage from OKC.
Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. ET and is anticipated to be even more intense than the hard-fought opener.
Interestingly, neither city has celebrated an NBA title with their current team. The Pacers franchise has never won an NBA championship (although the Indiana organization secured three ABA titles in the 1970s). The Thunder franchise won a championship as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 but has not claimed a title since relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Oklahoma City will host up to four games in the best-of-seven series, holding the home-court advantage after finishing the regular season with an NBA-best 68 wins and securing the top seed in the Western Conference.
Below is the comprehensive schedule for the 2025 NBA Finals. The series is guaranteed to last until at least June 13, with a potential decisive Game 7 slated for June 22.
2025 NBA Finals Schedule (Pacers lead, 1-0)
- Game 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110
- Game 2: Sunday, June 8 | Pacers vs. Thunder | 8 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Wednesday, June 11 | Thunder vs. Pacers | 8:30 p.m. ET
- Game 4: Friday, June 13 | Thunder vs. Pacers | 8:30 p.m. ET
- *Game 5: Monday, June 16 | Pacers vs. Thunder | 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- *Game 6: Thursday, June 19 | Thunder vs. Pacers | 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- *Game 7: Sunday, June 22 | Pacers vs. Thunder | 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
2025 NBA Championship Odds
- Series Winner Odds: Thunder: -320, Pacers: +250
- Game 2 Odds: Thunder -11 (Spread), Over/Under 227
Jasper Hawthorne