NBA Finals 2025: Thunder-Pacers news, schedule, scores and highlights

The 2025 NBA Finals are officially in the books! The Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers in seven games with a 103-91 win.

The Thunder got to the Finals by routing the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference finals. Oklahoma City's appearance in the Finals is its first since Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden led the franchise there in 2012. It's the franchise's first title under the Oklahoma City Thunder moniker.

In the East, the Pacers and New York Knicks reignited their rivalry, with the Pacers overcoming the Knicks in six games. Indiana was back in the Finals for the first time since 2000. The franchise is yet to win an NBA title.

Playoff recaps: First round | Second round | Conference finals

NBA FINALS

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the (4) Indiana Pacers 4-3

Game 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110
Game 2: Thunder 123, Pacers 107
Game 3: Pacers 116, Thunder 107
Game 4: Thunder 111, Pacers 104
Game 5: Thunder 120, Pacers 109
Game 6: Pacers 108, Thunder 91
Game 7: Thunder 103, Pacers 91

Finals coverage

• MacMahon: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the lost art of the midrange jumper

• Youngmisuk: Inside the closets of superstars SGA and Tyrese Haliburton

• Shelburne: Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the most powerful friendship in basketball

• Collier and MacMahon: From Kidd and Luka to Hali: How Rick Carlisle's coaching has evolved

• Paine: Five biggest outliers of the NBA Finals thus far

• Pelton: Where Indiana lands among the NBA's most surprising Finals runs

• Shelburne: Inside Jenny Boucek's extraordinary basketball journey to the Pacers

• MacMahon: Alex Caruso's journey from G League to veteran leader

• Shelburne: Why Tyrese Haliburton's superstar ascension actually began three years ago

• Windhorst: The two quotes that explain everything about the Pacers-Thunder matchup

Game 7: Thunder 103, Pacers 91

Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• Thunder take Game 7, cap historic season with first title

Game 6: Pacers 108, Thunder 91

Recap | Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• Pacers force winner-take-all, rout OKC in Game 6 of NBA Finals

Game 5: Thunder 120, Pacers 109

Recap | Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• Jalen Williams drops 40 as Thunder fend off Pacers in Game 5

Game 4: Thunder 111, Pacers 104

Recap | Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• SGA dazzles in 4th as Thunder rally to take Game 4

Game 3: Pacers 116, Thunder 107

Recap | Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• OKC points to "unforced errors" amid unraveling

• Mathurin, Pacers top Thunder in Game 3

Game 2: Thunder 123, Pacers 107

Recap | Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• SGA's MVP performance lifts OKC to Game 2 win

• Haliburton says he needs to solve first-half woes

Game 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110

Recap | Box score | Highlights | Takeaways

• 'Resilient': Haliburton's late shot sinks OKC

• OKC on Game 1 collapse: 'We've been here before'

• Clark, Mahomes top reactions to Haliburton's winner

PREVIEWING THE NBA FINALS

Everything to know for Thunder-Pacers

The 2025 NBA Finals are here! Our NBA insiders break down everything you need to know ahead of this Pacers-Thunder showdown. Read here

Ranking (almost) every player in the NBA Finals

Two of the league's deepest teams are meeting in the Finals. Here are the top 20 players in this championship series. Read here

The Paul George trade is about to deliver an NBA title

The Thunder and the Pacers can trace their superstars and their cores back to trades involving the nine-time All-Star wing. Read here