Overview
- Game 1 tips off June 5 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder earned home-court advantage with a league-best 68-14 regular-season mark.
- Oklahoma City has steamrolled through the Western Conference with sweeps of Memphis and Minnesota, propelled by MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s scoring and defense.
- Indiana defied 4 percent championship odds by upending the Bucks, Cavaliers and Knicks to secure its first Finals berth since 2000.
- A pivotal matchup looms between Gilgeous-Alexander’s high-volume scoring and Tyrese Haliburton’s elite playmaking skills.
- Neither franchise has won an NBA title in its current form, leaving both the Thunder and Pacers on the cusp of franchise history.