Thunder drop Game 1 of NBA Finals, but loss ‘not an end point’

Tim MacMahonJun 6, 2025, 01:38 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM OKLAHOMA CITY —…

2025 NBA Finals: Biggest takeaways from Thunder-Pacers Game 1

For the first 47 minutes, 40 seconds of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander thoroughly outplayed Tyrese Haliburton in a matchup of star point guards. But as Pacers…

Indiana Pacers ‘cheated death’ again to stun OKC Thunder in NBA Finals

The Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.  OKC was in control for…

NBA Makes Historical Jalen Williams Announcement Before Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals

NBA Makes Historical Jalen Williams Announcement Before Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The NBA Finals tip off on Thursday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the…

The two quotes that define the Pacers-Thunder 2025 NBA Finals

Brian WindhorstJun 5, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books THE CORE THEME of this NBA Finals…

2025 NBA Playoff risers: Fantasy basketball breakouts ahead of the Finals

With the 2025 NBA Finals tipping off Thursday, hoops fans are treated to a clash of emerging squads as the Oklahoma City Thunder square off against the Indiana Pacers. Both…

NBA Finals 2025 — How Paul George blockbusters built Thunder and Pacers

Kevin PeltonJun 4, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system The Indiana Pacers and…

A photographic road to the 2025 NBA Finals

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Projected draft pick registers massive wingspan at camp

Reggiana’s Momo Faye’s anthro measurements from the 2025 adidas Eurocamp in Treviso (rounded to nearest ¼”): 6’9” barefoot, 222.7 lbs with a 7’4 ¼” wingspan and 9’1 ½” standing reach…

2025 NBA Finals picks – Experts predict the Indiana-Oklahoma City series

From the moment the 2024-25 NBA season tipped off in October, it was all leading to June and the NBA Finals. After seven months of regular-season basketball and an electrifying…