Any follow-up to a Game 1 road win is typically difficult for the visitors, yet the Pacers showed they weren’t willing to settle for a 1-1 split in New York. Pascal Siakam went nuts with 39 points, and this performance ultimately helped him win the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers meet in Game 3 of the NBA Finals Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Twisting his ankle in the opening minutes, Chet Holmgren took a moment to get back up. All the seven-footer needed was to hear Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ask him to tough it out. The Oklahoma City Thunder needed him for their Game 4 win over the Indiana Pacers.

NBA Finals Game 5 predictions, picks and odds as the Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Indiana Pacers on June 16. Plus injury updates and news.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 35 and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed Game 4 with a 12-1 run to beat the Indiana Pacers and tie the NBA Finals.

Tyrese Haliburton says he and the Pacers are excited to rebound from heartbreaking NBA Finals Game 4 loss to Thunder on Monday

Caitlin Clark is doubly disappointed about how the NBA Finals are going right now. One, the Indiana Pacers lost Game 4. Two, Clark can’t be there for Game 6.