The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder tied up the 2025 NBA Finals with a dominant 123-107 Recreation 2 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. OKC bounced again from a surprising Recreation 1 loss, by which the Pacers erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit. Recreation 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 must be a charming Recreation 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 achieve the Finals for the primary time since 2000.
The Thunder, who gained 68 video games within the common season and are actually 12-5 within the playoffs, entered the sequence as heavy favorites to win the title. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is trying to turn out to be 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 Recreation 1 stunner that put the Knicks again on their heels within the convention finals. They mainly repeated that in Recreation 1 towards the Thunder within the Finals.
The postseason area has now been whittled from 20 groups down to 2. The Kings, Mavericks, Bulls and Hawks have been ousted within the Play-In Event. 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 stated 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
Recreation 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110
Sunday, June 8
Recreation 2: Thunder 123, Pacers 107
Wednesday, June 11
Recreation 3: Pacers vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Friday, June 13
Recreation 4: Pacers vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Monday, June 16
*Recreation 5: Thunder vs. Pacers, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Thursday, June 19
*Recreation 6: Pacers vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Sunday, June 22
*Recreation 7: Thunder vs. Pacers, 8 p.m., ABC/fubo
2025 NBA playoffs: Convention finals schedule
All occasions Jap
Tuesday, Might 20
Recreation 1: Thunder 114, Timberwolves 88
Wednesday, Might 21
Recreation 1: Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT)
Thursday, Might 22
Recreation 2: Thunder 118, Timberwolves 103
Friday, Might 23
Recreation 2: Pacers 114, Knicks 109
Saturday, Might 24
Recreation 3: Timberwolves 143, Thunder 101
Sunday, Might 25
Recreation 3: Knicks 106, Pacers 100
Monday, Might 26
Recreation 4: Thunder 128, Timberwolves 126
Tuesday, Might 27
Recreation 4: Pacers 130, Knicks 121 (Indiana leads 3-1)
Wednesday, Might 28
Recreation 5: Thunder 124, Timberwolves 94 (OKC wins 4-1)
Thursday, Might 29
Recreation 5: Knicks 111, Pacers 94 (Indiana leads 3-2)
Saturday, Might 31
Recreation 6: Pacers 125, Knicks 108 (Indiana wins 4-2)
2025 NBA playoffs: Second-round schedule, scores
All occasions Jap
Sunday, Might 4
Recreation 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
Monday, Might 5
Recreation 1: Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT)
Recreation 1: Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
Tuesday, Might 6
Recreation 2: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
Recreation 1: Warriors 99, Timberwolves 88
Wednesday, Might 7
Recreation 2: Knicks 91, Celtics 90
Recreation 2: Thunder 149, Nuggets 106
Thursday, Might 8
Recreation 2: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 93
Friday, Might 9
Recreation 3: Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104
Recreation 3: Nuggets 113, Thunder 104 (OT)
Saturday, Might 10
Recreation 3: Celtics 115, Knicks 93
Recreation 3: Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97
Sunday, Might 11
Recreation 4: Thunder 92, Nuggets 87
Recreation 4: Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
Monday, Might 12
Recreation 4: Knicks 121, Celtics 113
Recreation 4: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 110
Tuesday, Might 13
Recreation 5: Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105 (Indiana wins 4-1)
Recreation 5: Thunder 112, Nuggets 105
Wednesday, Might 14
Recreation 5: Celtics 127, Knicks 102
Recreation 5: Timberwolves 121, Warriors 110 (Minnesota wins 4-1)
Thursday, Might 15
Recreation 6: Nuggets 119, Thunder 107
Friday, Might 16
Recreation 6: Knicks 119, Celtics 81 (New York wins 4-2)
Sunday, Might 18
Recreation 7: Thunder 125, Nuggets 93 (OKC wins 4-3)
2025 NBA playoffs: First-round scores
Saturday, April 19
Recreation 1: Pacers 117, Bucks 98
Recreation 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)
Recreation 1: Knicks 123, Pistons 112
Recreation 1: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95
Sunday, April 20
Recreation 1: Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80
Recreation 1: Celtics 103, Magic 86
Recreation 1: Cavaliers 121, Warmth 100
Recreation 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85
Monday, April 21
Recreation 2: Pistons 100, Knicks 94
Recreation 2: Clippers 105, Nuggets 102
Tuesday, April 22
Recreation 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 115
Recreation 2: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99
Recreation 2: Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85
Wednesday, April 23
Recreation 2: Celtics 109, Magic 100
Recreation 2: Cavaliers 121, Warmth, 112
Recreation 2: Rockets 109, Warriors 94
Thursday, April 24
Recreation 3: Knicks 118, Pistons 116
Recreation 3: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108
Recreation 3: Clippers 117, Nuggets 83
Friday, April 25
Recreation 3: Magic 95, Celtics 93
Recreation 3: Bucks 117, Pacers 101
Recreation 3: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104
Saturday, April 26
Recreation 3: Cavaliers 124, Warmth 87
Recreation 4: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115 (Oklahoma Metropolis wins 4-0)
Recreation 4: Nuggets 101, Clippers 99
Recreation 3: Warriors 104, Rockets 93
Sunday, April 27
Recreation 4: Knicks 94, Pistons 93
Recreation 4: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113
Recreation 4: Celtics 107, Magic 98
Recreation 4: Pacers 129, Bucks 103
Monday, April 28
Recreation 4: Cavaliers 138, Warmth 83 (Cleveland wins 4-0)
Recreation 4: Warriors 109, Rockets 106
Tuesday, April 29
Recreation 5: Pacers 119, Bucks 118 (Indiana wins 4-1)
Recreation 5: Pistons 106, Knicks 103
Recreation 5: Celtics 120, Magic 89 (Boston wins 4-1)
Recreation 5: Nuggets 131, Clippers 115
Wednesday, April 30
Recreation 5: Rockets 131, Warriors 116
Recreation 5: Timberwolves 103, Lakers 96 (Minnesota wins 4-1)
Thursday, Might 1
Recreation 6: Knicks 116, Pistons 113 (New York wins 4-2)
Recreation 6: Clippers 111, Nuggets 105 (Sequence tied, 3-3)
Friday, Might 2
Recreation 6: Rockets 115, Warriors 107
Saturday, Might 3
Recreation 7: Nuggets 120, Clippers 101 (Denver wins 4-3)
Sunday, Might 4
Recreation 7: Warriors 103, Rockets 89 (Golden State wins 4-3)
2025 NBA Play-In Event 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
