Game ID: 42400406
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers
Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 28 36 26 18 108OKC 25 17 18 31 91
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 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 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 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.
6/08 @ 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 109-120 — IND notes
IND lost 109-120. IND shot 45% (37 of 82) to OKC's 43%, 11 of 30 from three. IND turned it over 22 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. Siakam led with 28 (9 of 15, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); McConnell added 18, Nesmith 14. Q3 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. Toppin's -16 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/19 vs OKC 108-91 — IND notes
IND won 108-91. IND shot 41% (38 of 92) to OKC's 42%, 15 of 42 from three. IND turned it over 10 times to OKC's 21. Toppin led with 20 (6 of 12, 4 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Nembhard added 17, Siakam 16. The hinge was Q2, 36-17: a lead of 3 became 22, and the lead reached 31. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
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.
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 120-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 120-109. OKC shot 43% (40 of 94) to IND's 45%, 14 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to IND's 22. Jal. Williams led with 40 (14 of 25, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, Wiggins 14. The hinge was Q1, 32-22: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
6/19 @ IND 91-108 — OKC notes
OKC lost 91-108. OKC shot 42% (31 of 74) to IND's 41%, 8 of 30 from three. OKC turned it over 21 times to IND's 10, and IND turned those into 16 steals. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 21 (7 of 15, 7 of 8 at the line); Jal. Williams added 16, Joe 11. Q4 was theirs, 31-18, the deficit cut from 30 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 90-60 against them. Jal. Williams's -40 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JF J. Furphy
JJ J. Johnson
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bradley
TB T. Bryant
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
Pacers roll past Thunder 108-91 to send the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Season on the line, the Indiana Pacers did what they’ve done time and time again. They bucked the odds.
And the NBA Finals are going to an ultimate game.
Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the Pacers forced a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday night.
The first Game 7 in the NBA Finals since 2016 is Sunday night in Oklahoma City.
“The ultimate game,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton — playing through a strained calf — scored 14 points. The Pacers started slowly and then turned things into a blowout.
Game 6 was a microcosm of Indiana’s season in a way. The Pacers started the regular season with 15 losses in 25 games, have had five comebacks from 15 or more down to win games in these playoffs, and they’re one win from a title.
“We just wanted to protect home court,” Haliburton said. “We didn’t want to see these guys celebrate a championship on our home floor. Backs against the wall and we just responded. ... Total team effort.”
TJ McConnell, the spark off the bench again, finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Indiana.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points for the Thunder, who pulled their starters after getting down by 30 going into the fourth. Jalen Williams added 16.
“Credit Indiana,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “They earned the win. They outplayed us for most of the 48 minutes. They went out there and attacked the game.”
Good news for the Thunder: home teams are 15-4 in finals Game 7s. Bad news for the Thunder: Cleveland won at Golden State in the most recent of those and one of the three other home-team losses was in 1978 — by Seattle, the franchise that would move to Oklahoma City three decades later.
Indiana missed its first eight shots and got down 10-2. The arena, roaring just a few minutes before at the start, quieted quickly. Hall of Famer Reggie Miller , sitting courtside in a Jalen Rose Pacers jersey, was pacing, kneeling, generally acting more nervous than he ever seemed as a player.
No need.
After the slow start, the Pacers outscored the Thunder 68-32 over the next 24 minutes. An Indiana team that hadn’t led by more than 10 points at any time in the first five games — and that double-digit lead was brief — led by 28 early in the third quarter. The margin eventually got to 31, which was Oklahoma City’s second-biggest deficit of the season.
The worst also came in these playoffs: a 45-point hole against Minnesota in the Western Conference finals. The Thunder came back to win that series, obviously, and now will need that bounce-back ability one more time.
“Obviously, it was a very poor performance by us,” Daigneault said.
The Thunder, desperate for a spark, put Alex Caruso in the starting lineup in place of Isaiah Hartenstein to open the second half. There was no spark. In fact, there was nothing whatsoever — neither team scored in the first 3:53 after halftime, the sides combining to miss their first 13 shots of the third quarter.