Game ID: 42400404
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, June 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 35 25 27 17 104OKC 34 23 23 31 111
IND vs OKC ScoutingIND vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 5/31 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 91 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Walker back 5/29 after 4, 13 min since (88% of 15)
BACK Bryant back 5/29 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 13)
IND availability going into 6/05 · 4 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 92 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Walker back 5/29 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Bryant back 5/29 after 2, 9 min since (67% of 13)
IND availability going into 6/08 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 93 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Walker back 5/29 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Bryant back 5/29 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 13)
IND availability going into 6/11 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 94 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 6/05, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 5/29 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 13)
IND availability going into 6/13 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 95 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 3 since 6/05, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 5/29 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 13)
IND availability going into 6/16 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 96 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 4 since 6/05, out tonight
NEW Toppin 20 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 6/19 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 97 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 5 since 6/05, out tonight
NEW Toppin 20 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 6/22 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 98 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 6 since 6/05, out tonight
OKC availability going into 5/28 · 1 day's restBACK K. Williams back 5/18 after 4, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Jay. Williams back 5/24 after 2, 9 min since (60% of 14)
OKC availability going into 6/05 · 7 days' restBACK Jay. Williams back 5/24 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
OKC availability going into 6/08 · 2 days' restBACK Jay. Williams back 5/24 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
OKC availability going into 6/11 · 2 days' restBACK Jay. Williams back 5/24 after 2, 6 min since (43% of 14)
OKC availability going into 6/13 · 1 day's restNEW Caruso 21 to 29 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 6/16 · 2 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 6/11, out tonight
NEW Caruso 21 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 6/19 · 2 days' restOUT Jay. Williams missed 2 since 6/13, returns tonight: 12 min (83% of 14)
OUT Mitchell missed 3 since 6/11, returns tonight: 12 min (85% of 14)
NEW Caruso 21 to 30 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 6/22 · 2 days' restBACK Jay. Williams back 6/19 after 2, 12 min since (83% of 14)
BACK Mitchell back 6/19 after 3, 12 min since (85% of 14)
NEW Caruso 21 to 28 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 16 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (95 straight), Walker (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it OKC 115, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
5/31 vs NYK 125-108 — IND notes
IND won 125-108. IND shot 54% (46 of 85) to NYK's 48%, 17 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to NYK's 26. IND turned it over 12 times to NYK's 17. Siakam led with 31 (10 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Haliburton added 21, Toppin 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: a lead of 4 became 15, and the lead reached 21. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
6/05 @ OKC 111-110 — IND notes
IND won 111-110. IND shot 48% (39 of 82) to OKC's 40%, 18 of 39 from three. IND turned it over 24 times to OKC's 6, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 56-39 for them. Siakam led with 19 (7 of 15, 4 of 6 at the line); Toppin added 17, Turner 15. The hinge was Q4, 35-25: IND came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 1. IND trailed 45-57 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
6/08 @ OKC 107-123 — IND notes
IND lost 107-123. IND shot 45% (37 of 82) to OKC's 49%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 26 times to OKC's 33. Haliburton led with 17 (7 of 13, 3 of 8 from three); Turner added 16, Siakam 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 19 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. Nembhard's -17 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/11 vs OKC 116-107 — IND notes
IND won 116-107. IND shot 52% (44 of 85) to OKC's 47%, 9 of 27 from three, and got to the line 22 times to OKC's 30. Mathurin led with 27 (9 of 12, 2 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Haliburton added 22, Siakam 21. The hinge was Q4, 32-18: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 9. Toppin was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
6/13 vs OKC 104-111 — IND notes
IND lost 104-111. IND shot 42% (34 of 80) to OKC's 47%, 11 of 36 from three. The glass went 33-43 against them. Siakam led with 20 (6 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Haliburton added 18, Toppin 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-23, but the other 3 periods went 88-77 against them. They led by as many as 10. Toppin's -15 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/16 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (96 straight), Walker (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it OKC 117, Indiana 109.
6/19 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 15 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (97 straight), Walker (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 31 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 18 times a game to OKC's 12 and the line, where OKC takes 31 free throws a game to Indiana's 26. Call it OKC 115, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
6/22 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 32 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 15 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (98 straight), Walker (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-3. Call it OKC 115, Indiana 109.
5/28 vs MIN 124-94 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-94. OKC shot 52% (46 of 88) to MIN's 41%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIN's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. OKC turned it over 14 times to MIN's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (14 of 25, 2 of 4 from three); Holmgren added 22, Jal. Williams 19. The hinge was Q1, 26-9: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
6/05 vs IND 110-111 — OKC notes
OKC lost 110-111. OKC took 16 more shots (98 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to IND's 48%, 11 of 30 from three. OKC turned it over 6 times to IND's 24. The glass went 39-56 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (14 of 30, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Williams added 17, Dort 15. Q1 was theirs, 29-20, but the other 3 periods went 91-81 against them. They led by as many as 15. Wallace's -13 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/08 vs IND 123-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-107. OKC shot 49% (40 of 82) to IND's 45%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 33 times to IND's 26 — 29 points from the stripe to their 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (11 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Caruso added 20, Jal. Williams 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 23. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
6/11 @ IND 107-116 — OKC notes
OKC lost 107-116. OKC shot 47% (37 of 79) to IND's 52%, 10 of 22 from three, and went to the line 30 times to IND's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 19. Jal. Williams led with 26 (9 of 18, 7 of 11 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 24, Holmgren 20. Q3 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-78 against them. Caruso's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/13 @ IND 111-104 — OKC notes
OKC won 111-104. OKC shot 47% (37 of 78) to IND's 42%, 3 of 16 from three. The glass went 43-33 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (12 of 24, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Jal. Williams added 27, Caruso 20. The hinge was Q4, 31-17: OKC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 7. OKC trailed 57-60 at the half and won the second half 54-44. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
6/16 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (96 straight), Walker (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it OKC 117, Indiana 109.
6/19 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 15 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (97 straight), Walker (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 31 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 18 times a game to OKC's 12 and the line, where OKC takes 31 free throws a game to Indiana's 26. Call it OKC 115, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
6/22 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 32 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 15 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (98 straight), Walker (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-3. Call it OKC 115, Indiana 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
OKC/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Game 4: Gilgeous-Alexander goes wild in the 4th, Thunder rally to top Pacers 111-104 and tie Finals
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Game on the line, season quite possibly on the line, the Oklahoma City Thunder had only one place to turn.
They went to the MVP.
And Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered, scoring 15 of his 35 points in the final 4:38, capping Oklahoma City's rally from a 10-point, second-half deficit and sealing a 111-104 win over the Indiana Pacers 111-104 on Friday night to tie the NBA Finals at two games apiece.
“He definitely showed who he is tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.
It was all SGA for OKC down the stretch. The Thunder closed the game on a 16-7 run; he had all but one of those points.
“We played with desperation to end the game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said, “and that’s why we won.”
Jalen Williams added 27, Alex Caruso had 20 and Chet Holmgren finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder. They did it the hard way — with a season-low three 3-pointers, and no assists from Gilgeous-Alexander for the first time all season.
Pascal Siakam scored 20 for Indiana, which got 18 from Tyrese Haliburton and 17 from Obi Toppin .
Game 5 of the series — now essentially a best-of-three — is at Oklahoma City on Monday night, with the Thunder now having reclaimed home-court advantage.
“This kind of a challenge is going to have extreme highs and extreme lows,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “This is a low right now and we're going to have to bounce back from it.”
The Thunder basically saved their realistic chance at winning the title. Teams with a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals have gone on to win the championship 37 times in 38 past chances. The Pacers looked well on their way to being the 39th team with such an edge, before Gilgeous-Alexander saved the day.
“We knew it when we woke up this morning; 3-1 is a lot different than 2-2 going back home,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
The Pacers came out flying, scoring 20 points in the first 4:59 — only the second time all season the Thunder gave up so many so quickly. They led by as many as nine early, but were unable to pull away.
And things got chippy for the first time in the series: Toppin was called for a Flagrant 1 on Caruso midway through the second quarter, then Toppin was the recipient of a Flagrant 1 from Lu Dort just before the half. The Pacers closed on a 15-6 run, taking a 60-57 lead into the break.
Toppin’s baseline dunk late in the third put Indiana up 86-76, its first double-digit lead of the series coming late in the 15th quarter of the series. Back came OKC: A 13-3 run tied the game early in the fourth at 89, the first of a handful of those down the stretch.
Tied at 91. Tied at 95. Tied at 97. And, finally, the lead: Gilgeous-Alexander’s step-back with 2:23 left put the Thunder up 104-103, their first lead of the second half.
They kept it the rest of the way.
“We wanted to win," Siakam said. “I thought we played well enough for some stretches ... but unfortunately, it didn't happen.”