Game ID: 42400401
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 29 28 28 25 110IND 20 25 31 35 111
IND @ OKC ScoutingIND @ 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.
OKC availability going into 5/22 · 1 day's restBACK K. Williams back 5/18 after 4, 9 min since (58% of 15)
BACK Mitchell back 5/15 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 14)
OKC availability going into 5/24 · 1 day's restOUT Jay. Williams missed 2 since 5/20, returns tonight: 17 min (120% of 14)
BACK K. Williams back 5/18 after 4, 6 min since (42% of 15)
BACK Mitchell back 5/15 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 14)
OKC availability going into 5/26 · 1 day's restBACK K. Williams back 5/18 after 4, 8 min since (55% of 15)
BACK Jay. Williams back 5/24 after 2, 17 min since (120% of 14)
BACK Mitchell back 5/15 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 14)
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
IND availability going into 5/25 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 88 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 5/21, out tonight
NEW Nesmith 26 to 32 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/27 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 89 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 3 since 5/21, out tonight
NEW Nembhard 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Nesmith 26 to 31 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/29 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 90 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 4 since 5/21, returns tonight: 13 min (88% of 15)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 5/25, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
NEW Nembhard 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Nesmith 26 to 33 min over the last 5
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
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. 7 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (92 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 117, Indiana 111.
5/22 vs MIN 118-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-103. OKC shot 50% (45 of 90) to MIN's 41%, 9 of 33 from three. OKC turned it over 6 times to MIN's 14. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (12 of 21, 13 of 15 at the line); Jal. Williams added 26, Holmgren 22. The hinge was Q3, 35-21: a lead of 8 became 22. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
5/24 @ MIN 101-143 — OKC notes
OKC lost 101-143. OKC shot 41% (35 of 86) to MIN's 57%, 14 of 44 from three. The glass went 31-50 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 14 (4 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Mitchell added 14, Jal. Williams 13. Q4 was theirs, 31-36, but the other 3 periods went 107-70 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander's -32 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/26 @ MIN 128-126 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-126. OKC shot 51% (48 of 95) to MIN's 51%, 16 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIN's 28. OKC turned it over 14 times to MIN's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (13 of 30, 2 of 7 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Jal. Williams added 34, Holmgren 21. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
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 — 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 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (93 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-1 a night and OKC minus-7. Call it OKC 117, Indiana 112.
6/11 @ IND — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (94 straight), Walker (2 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it Indiana 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
6/13 @ IND — 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.
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.
5/25 vs NYK 100-106 — IND notes
IND lost 100-106. IND shot 44% (34 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 5 of 25 from three. Haliburton led with 20 (7 of 15, 2 of 8 from three); Turner added 19, Siakam 17. Q2 was theirs, 28-19, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. They led by as many as 20. Siakam's -21 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/27 vs NYK 130-121 — IND notes
IND won 130-121. IND shot 51% (45 of 88) to NYK's 46%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 32 times to NYK's 39. IND turned it over 11 times to NYK's 17. The glass went 33-44 against them. Haliburton led with 32 (11 of 23, 5 of 12 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 30, Mathurin 20. The hinge was Q1, 43-35: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
5/29 @ NYK 94-111 — IND notes
IND lost 94-111. IND shot 41% (30 of 74) to NYK's 49%, 10 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NYK's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. IND turned it over 20 times to NYK's 15, and NYK turned those into 11 steals. Mathurin led with 23 (6 of 10, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Siakam added 15, Toppin 11. Q4 was theirs, 21-21, but the other 3 periods went 90-73 against them. Toppin's -26 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (93 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-1 a night and OKC minus-7. Call it OKC 117, Indiana 112.
6/11 vs OKC — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (94 straight), Walker (2 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it Indiana 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
6/13 vs OKC — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. 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
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
NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA's biggest stage.
Haliburton's 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after a comeback for the ages.
“Man, basketball's fun,” Haliburton said. “Winning is fun.”
Especially like this.
The Pacers turned the ball over 25 times, trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter against a team with the best home record in the NBA and had no answers for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — the NBA MVP who led all scorers with 38 points.
But they had the league's new Mr. Big Shot, who has now had one of these moments in every series the Pacers have played in these playoffs.
— April 29, Indiana trailed Milwaukee 118-111 with 34.6 seconds left in overtime. Haliburton scored with 1.4 seconds remaining and the Pacers won 119-118.
— May 6, Indiana trailed Cleveland 119-112 with 48 seconds left and won 120-119. Haliburton got the game-winner with 1.1 seconds to play.
— May 21, Indiana trailed New York 121-112 with 51.1 seconds left in regulation. Haliburton sent it to overtime on a jumper with no time on the clock; Indiana won 138-135.
Now, this.
“We've had lots of experience in these kinds of games,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
The Pacers were down by 15 with 9:42 left, their rally the biggest in the fourth quarter of a finals game since Dallas also came from 15 down to beat Miami on June 2, 2011.
Carlisle coached those Mavericks. And, well, here he is again.
“That’s a really good team," Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. "Credit them for not only tonight but their run. They've had so many games like that that have seemed improbable. And they just play with a great spirit and they keep coming. They keep playing.”
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 19 points. Obi Toppin scored 17, Myles Turner had 15, and Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard each had 14.
Jalen Williams had 17 and Lu Dort scored 15 for Oklahoma City, which was 36-1 at home with 15-point leads this season.
Game 2 is at Oklahoma City on Sunday night.
Oklahoma City led by 15 early in the fourth when Carlisle called time and subbed out all five players, seeking a spark. It worked. The Pacers outscored the Thunder 15-4 over the next 3:26 — getting within 98-94 on a 3 by Turner with 6:16 left.
They weren't done. And in the final second, they found a way. Again.
“We had control of the game for the most part," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Now, it's a 48-minute game. And they teach you that lesson more than anyone else in the league — the hard way.”