The Indiana Pacers meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Thursday. Indiana is coming off a six-game series win over New York in the Eastern Conference finals, while Oklahoma City outlasted Minnesota in five games in the West Finals. The Pacers (50-32), who are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000, are looking for their first NBA championship after winning three ABA titles. The Thunder (68-14), who are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012, last won an NBA championship in 1979, when they were known as the Seattle SuperSonics. Jarace Walker (ankle) will miss the first two games of the series for Indiana.

Tipoff from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. OKC both won and covered in both regular-season meetings, b

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