Opening week of the 2025-26 season continued on Thursday with an NBA Finals rematch between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite several key players on both teams sidelined due to injury , the game did live up to the hype. The Pacers managed to send the game into overtime as All-Star big man Pascal Siakam hit a clutch jumper over Thunder big man Chet Holmgren with just about six seconds remaining. The Thunder were unable to score on the following possession as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s shot came up short, ensuring an extra five minutes.

In the overtime period, it was another Pacer in Bennedict Mathurin who got to the basket to send to it to another overtime period. Pascal Siakam’s clutch fourth quarter jumper for the Pacers to initially send the game to overtime

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