Game ID: 42400407
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 25 22 34 22 103IND 22 26 20 23 91
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 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
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
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.
6/11 @ 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 103-91 — OKC notes
OKC won 103-91. OKC shot 40% (35 of 87) to IND's 41%, 11 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to IND's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 29 (8 of 27, 2 of 12 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-20: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 22. OKC trailed 47-48 at the half and won the second half 56-43. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
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 91-103 — IND notes
IND lost 91-103. IND shot 41% (29 of 70) to OKC's 40%, 11 of 28 from three. IND turned it over 21 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Mathurin led with 24 (6 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Siakam added 16, McConnell 16. Q2 was theirs, 26-22, turning a 3-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-65 against them. Mathurin's -14 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bradley
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IH I. Hartenstein
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
IND/OKC 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 7: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 29 points and Thunder beat Pacers 103-91 for NBA title
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled.
It was over.
The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions.
The best team all season was the best team at the end, bringing the NBA title to Oklahoma City for the first time. Gilgeous-Alexander finished off his MVP season with 29 points and 12 assists, and the Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers — who lost Tyrese Haliburton to a serious leg injury in the opening minutes — 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.
“It doesn’t feel real,” said Gilgeous-Alexander, the Finals MVP. “So many hours. So many moments. So many emotions. So many nights of disbelief. So many nights of belief. It’s crazy to know that we’re all here, but this group worked for it. This group put in the hours and we deserve this.”
Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Chet Holmgren had 18 for the Thunder, who finished off a season for the ages. Oklahoma City won 84 games between the regular season and the playoffs, tying the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls for third most in any season.
Only Golden State (88 in 2016-17) and the Bulls (87 in 2015-16) won more.
It’s the second championship for the franchise. The Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA title in 1979; the team was moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. There’s nothing in the rafters in Oklahoma City to commemorate that title.
In October, a championship banner is finally coming. A Thunder banner.
“They behave like champions. They compete like champions,” Daigneault said. “They root for each other’s success, which is rare in professional sports. I’ve said it many times and now I’m going to say it one more time. They are an uncommon team and now they’re champions.”
The Pacers led 48-47 at the half even after losing Haliburton to what his father said was an Achilles tendon injury about seven minutes into the game. But they were outscored 34-20 in the third quarter as the Thunder built a 13-point lead and began to run away.
“Deflated, but proud of everything we’ve accomplished,” Pacers guard TJ McConnell said.
Bennedict Mathurin had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, which still is waiting for its first NBA title. The Pacers — who were 10-15 after 25 games and were bidding to be the first team in NBA history to turn that bad of a start into a championship — had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the series, but they simply didn’t have enough in the end.
Home teams improved to 16-4 in NBA Finals Game 7s. And the Thunder became the seventh champion in the last seven seasons, a run of parity like none other in NBA history.
Pacers forward Pascal Siakam was part of the Toronto team that won in 2019, Thunder guard Alex Caruso was part of the Los Angeles Lakers team that won in the pandemic “bubble” in 2020, Milwaukee won in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Pacers forward Thomas Bryant and Denver prevailed in 2023, and Boston won last year’s title.
And now, the Thunder get their turn. The youngest team to win a title in nearly a half-century has reached the NBA mountaintop.
The Thunder are the ninth franchise to win a title in NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's 12 seasons. His predecessor, David Stern, saw eight franchises win titles in his 30 seasons as commissioner.
“It really hurts on the one hand,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “On the other hand, this team has given all of Pacer Nation something to be very proud of.”