Joe Mussatto

5 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joel Lorenzi |Jeff Patterson |Joe Mussatto

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals Sunday night at Paycom Center. It's one game for all the marbles, as SGA told his Thunder teammates on the bench late during a Game 6 loss. Here what you need to know about the Thunder-Pacers game:Sign up for the Thunder Sports Minute newsletter to access more NBA coverage. What time is Thunder vs Pacers game today?

1 week ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson |Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez

There have been 19 Game 7s in NBA Finals history. The 20th will come Sunday night in Oklahoma City. Not since 2016 has there been a Game 7 in the NBA Finals. The encouraging news for OKC: Home teams are 15-4 in these situations. Ahead of the final Thunder-Pacers clash, we look at both teams’ path to victory and which we think will prevail. How does the Thunder win Game 7? Joel Lorenzi: Playing to the cliché symphony here, but OKC has to lean into its identity.

1 week ago | oklahoman.com | Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez |Jeff Patterson |Joe Mussatto

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. OKC can capture its first NBA title with a win in this best-of-seven series. Haliburton is dealing with the calf issue, but the Pacers guard is expected to try to play through the injury.

1 week ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto

The Thunder is within snatching distance of the Larry O’Brien trophy — a 30-pound chunk of gold and silver that only the greatest teams can clutch. After a momentous Game 5 victory against the Pacers on Monday night in Oklahoma City, the Thunder has two shots at grabbing basketball’s ultimate prize. The Thunder can clinch the NBA championship in Game 6 Thursday night in Indianapolis. Should the never-die Pacers stave off elimination, the series will come back to Oklahoma City for Game 7 on Sunday.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson

The Thunder withstood a late Pacers push, winning Game 5 120-109 on Monday night in Oklahoma City to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. The Thunder can close things out Thursday in Indianapolis. Let’s get to the Game 5 grades:AdvertisementMUSSATTO: How can Thunder lose these NBA Finals when it 'feels like the court is shaking'? Mark Daigneault likes when his guys have their “foot on the gas.” Well, Jalen Williams was flooring it in Game 5. J-Dub was the Thunder’s MVP Monday night.