The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder tied up the 2025 NBA Finals with a dominant 123-107 Sport 2 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. OKC bounced again from a surprising Sport 1 loss, during which the Pacers erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit. Sport 2 went way more easily, with the Thunder main comfortably from the top of the primary quarter till the ultimate whistle.
This units the stage for what ought to be a fascinating Sport 3, scheduled for Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Thunder are again within the NBA Finals for the primary time since 2012 after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves in 5 video games within the Western Convention finals. The Pacers, in the meantime, eradicated the New York Knicks in six video games to succeed in the Finals for the primary time since 2000.
The Thunder, who received 68 video games within the common season and are actually 12-5 within the playoffs, entered the collection as heavy favorites to win the title. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is seeking to develop into the primary participant to win the MVP award and an NBA title in the identical season since Stephen Curry pulled off the feat in 2015.
Within the East, the Pacers have pulled off a number of unimaginable comebacks this postseason alone, together with a Sport 1 stunner that put the Knicks again on their heels within the convention finals. They principally repeated that in Sport 1 in opposition to the Thunder within the Finals.
The postseason discipline has now been whittled from 20 groups down to 2. The Kings, Mavericks, Bulls and Hawks have been ousted within the Play-In Match. The Grizzlies, Clippers, Lakers, Rockets, Heat, Bucks, Pistons and Magic misplaced within the first spherical, and the Nuggets, Warriors, Cavaliers and Celtics made it to the second spherical earlier than bowing out. We mentioned goodbye to the Timberwolves and Knicks within the convention finals to get the place we are actually — the homestretch.
2025 NBA playoff bracket
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2025 NBA Finals schedule (Sequence tied, 1-1)
Thursday, June 5
Sport 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110
Sunday, June 8
Sport 2: Thunder 123, Pacers 107
Wednesday, June 11
Sport 3: Pacers vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Friday, June 13
Sport 4: Pacers vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Monday, June 16
*Sport 5: Thunder vs. Pacers, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Thursday, June 19
*Sport 6: Pacers vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Sunday, June 22
*Sport 7: Thunder vs. Pacers, 8 p.m., ABC/fubo
2025 NBA playoffs: Convention finals schedule
All occasions Jap
Tuesday, Could 20
Sport 1: Thunder 114, Timberwolves 88
Wednesday, Could 21
Sport 1: Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT)
Thursday, Could 22
Sport 2: Thunder 118, Timberwolves 103
Friday, Could 23
Sport 2: Pacers 114, Knicks 109
Saturday, Could 24
Sport 3: Timberwolves 143, Thunder 101
Sunday, Could 25
Sport 3: Knicks 106, Pacers 100
Monday, Could 26
Sport 4: Thunder 128, Timberwolves 126
Tuesday, Could 27
Sport 4: Pacers 130, Knicks 121 (Indiana leads 3-1)
Wednesday, Could 28
Sport 5: Thunder 124, Timberwolves 94 (OKC wins 4-1)
Thursday, Could 29
Sport 5: Knicks 111, Pacers 94 (Indiana leads 3-2)
Saturday, Could 31
Sport 6: Pacers 125, Knicks 108 (Indiana wins 4-2)
2025 NBA playoffs: Second-round schedule, scores
All occasions Jap
Sunday, Could 4
Sport 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
Monday, Could 5
Sport 1: Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT)
Sport 1: Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
Tuesday, Could 6
Sport 2: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
Sport 1: Warriors 99, Timberwolves 88
Wednesday, Could 7
Sport 2: Knicks 91, Celtics 90
Sport 2: Thunder 149, Nuggets 106
Thursday, Could 8
Sport 2: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 93
Friday, Could 9
Sport 3: Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104
Sport 3: Nuggets 113, Thunder 104 (OT)
Saturday, Could 10
Sport 3: Celtics 115, Knicks 93
Sport 3: Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97
Sunday, Could 11
Sport 4: Thunder 92, Nuggets 87
Sport 4: Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
Monday, Could 12
Sport 4: Knicks 121, Celtics 113
Sport 4: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 110
Tuesday, Could 13
Sport 5: Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105 (Indiana wins 4-1)
Sport 5: Thunder 112, Nuggets 105
Wednesday, Could 14
Sport 5: Celtics 127, Knicks 102
Sport 5: Timberwolves 121, Warriors 110 (Minnesota wins 4-1)
Thursday, Could 15
Sport 6: Nuggets 119, Thunder 107
Friday, Could 16
Sport 6: Knicks 119, Celtics 81 (New York wins 4-2)
Sunday, Could 18
Sport 7: Thunder 125, Nuggets 93 (OKC wins 4-3)
2025 NBA playoffs: First-round scores
Saturday, April 19
Sport 1: Pacers 117, Bucks 98
Sport 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)
Sport 1: Knicks 123, Pistons 112
Sport 1: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95
Sunday, April 20
Sport 1: Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80
Sport 1: Celtics 103, Magic 86
Sport 1: Cavaliers 121, Warmth 100
Sport 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85
Monday, April 21
Sport 2: Pistons 100, Knicks 94
Sport 2: Clippers 105, Nuggets 102
Tuesday, April 22
Sport 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 115
Sport 2: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99
Sport 2: Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85
Wednesday, April 23
Sport 2: Celtics 109, Magic 100
Sport 2: Cavaliers 121, Warmth, 112
Sport 2: Rockets 109, Warriors 94
Thursday, April 24
Sport 3: Knicks 118, Pistons 116
Sport 3: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108
Sport 3: Clippers 117, Nuggets 83
Friday, April 25
Sport 3: Magic 95, Celtics 93
Sport 3: Bucks 117, Pacers 101
Sport 3: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104
Saturday, April 26
Sport 3: Cavaliers 124, Warmth 87
Sport 4: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115 (Oklahoma Metropolis wins 4-0)
Sport 4: Nuggets 101, Clippers 99
Sport 3: Warriors 104, Rockets 93
Sunday, April 27
Sport 4: Knicks 94, Pistons 93
Sport 4: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113
Sport 4: Celtics 107, Magic 98
Sport 4: Pacers 129, Bucks 103
Monday, April 28
Sport 4: Cavaliers 138, Warmth 83 (Cleveland wins 4-0)
Sport 4: Warriors 109, Rockets 106
Tuesday, April 29
Sport 5: Pacers 119, Bucks 118 (Indiana wins 4-1)
Sport 5: Pistons 106, Knicks 103
Sport 5: Celtics 120, Magic 89 (Boston wins 4-1)
Sport 5: Nuggets 131, Clippers 115
Wednesday, April 30
Sport 5: Rockets 131, Warriors 116
Sport 5: Timberwolves 103, Lakers 96 (Minnesota wins 4-1)
Thursday, Could 1
Sport 6: Knicks 116, Pistons 113 (New York wins 4-2)
Sport 6: Clippers 111, Nuggets 105 (Sequence tied, 3-3)
Friday, Could 2
Sport 6: Rockets 115, Warriors 107
Saturday, Could 3
Sport 7: Nuggets 120, Clippers 101 (Denver wins 4-3)
Sunday, Could 4
Sport 7: Warriors 103, Rockets 89 (Golden State wins 4-3)
2025 NBA Play-In Match schedule, scores
All occasions Jap
Tuesday, April 15
Magic 120, Hawks 95
Warriors 121, Grizzlies 116
Wednesday, April 16
Warmth 109, Bulls 90
Mavericks 120, Kings 106
Friday, April 18
Warmth 123, Hawks 114 (OT)
Grizzlies 120, Mavericks 106
2025 NBA playoffs: Key dates
