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Pacers Chase Rare Road Title in Game 7 at Thunder

The Pacers can become only the fifth team in NBA history to win a Finals Game 7 on an opponent’s court if they prevail Sunday in Oklahoma City.

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Overview

  • Sunday’s 8 p.m. ET decider at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City follows Indiana’s emphatic 108–91 Game 6 win that extended the Finals to a seventh game.
  • The Pacers began the season with +6600 title odds and face +260 moneyline underdogs in Game 7 after defying expectations to reach this point.
  • A Pacers victory would deliver Indiana’s first NBA championship and mark only the fifth road team ever to clinch a Finals series in a Game 7.
  • The Thunder posted a 68–14 regular-season record and opened as 8.5-point favorites—the largest NBA Finals Game 7 spread since 1991.
  • Tyrese Haliburton is expected to play through a right calf strain while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 30.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the series.