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OKC Thunder Restore Championship Hopes Through Unlikely Game 4 Victory Over Pacers

The Oklahoma City Thunder knotted up the 2025 NBA Finals with the Indiana Pacers despite trailing by seven points entering the fourth quarter of Game 4 Friday night. It shot 3-for-16 from downtown and recorded just 11 assists on 37 field goals — but registered 12 offensive rebounds and 34 made free throws on 38 attempts against an aggressive Pacers defense.

The Indianapolis Star · 1d

'We gotta move on.' Pacers will look to turn page in OKC after Game 4 meltdown

I feel like we should have got this one today,” Pacers forward Obi Toppin said in a quiet locker room after Indiana’s gut punch of a 111-104 loss in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

The New York Times · 17h

Why did Pacers go ‘stagnant’ in fourth quarter of Game 4 loss? They wish they knew

That sequence gave the Pacers a seven-point lead with 10:56 to play. It was also their only assist during a fourth-quarter collapse that saw Oklahoma City come back for a stunning 111-104 victory that knotted the finals 2-2.

Rick Carlisle uses Bill Belichick-style tactics to slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and shift momentum in 2025 NBA Finals

There's a saying that "greatness recognizes greatness," and in Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Rick Carlisle didn't just recognize it - he channeled it. Emulating Bill Belichick's s ...

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Thunder vs. Pacers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander must 'get it done' for OKC, but Indiana is putting the MVP on mute

Before Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Rick Carlisle did not want to talk about the Indiana Pacers’ pickup points — how far away from their own basket they would have a defender meet the Oklahoma City ...

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Elite, up-tempo offense? Sure. But it’s Pacers’ high-pressure defense that has them up 2-1 in NBA Finals

That play set the tone for the night. As much as the Pacers are known for their free-flowing up-tempo offense, they lead the ...

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What happened when Charles Barkley made an unpleasant comment on Indiana Pacers' Pascal Siakam?

In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder. Charles Barkley questioned Pascal ...

Is the Pacers strategy of letting SGA shoot working? | Good Word with Goodwill

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and Dunker Spot co-host Steve Jones Jr. discuss the Pacers strategy of ...

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Paint by numbers: Pacers looking for more paint points vs. NBA's toughest defense

The scored just 34 points in the paint vs. the Thunder in Game 2 including zero in the first quarter. Improving on that is an ...

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Pacers’ Rick Carlisle reveals what he told team before Game 1 buzzer-beater

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle reveals what he told his players moments before Haliburton’s Game 1 buzzer-beater vs.

Yahoo! Sports2d

Former Pacers Star Reacts to Myles Turner's Chet Holmgren Block

Myles Turner scored just nine points in Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night, but he made his presence felt on the defensive side ...

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Bucks’ keys to slowing Pacers in playoffs: Getting back on defense, limiting turnovers, more

They were slightly above league average, but not some menacing defensive team. To Rivers, though, turnovers could be a huge problem against the Pacers, especially one type of turnover.

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