Tyrese Haliburton and his Indiana Pacers play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals, and the series tips-off on Thursday, June 5.

The former Iowa State basketball star led the Pacers through the Eastern Conference playoffs, beating the No. 5-seed Milwaukee Bucks , No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 3 New York Knicks .

The Thunder were the NBA's best team during the regular season, winning a league-high 68 games with the help of MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

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