Given the way Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was limping on his way out of the postgame news conference after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it's safe to assume he's a fan of the schedule right about now.

The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

Amid criticism for the look and feel of the NBA Finals, commissioner Adam Silver has simply said "we'll look at it."

When discussing the Thunder’s 120-109 home win over the Pacers, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins playfully chided fellow analyst Richard Jefferson over an exchange he was having with Perkins’ wife, Vanity. “Were you just waving at my wife?” Perkins asked Jefferson, who was seated beside “SportsCenter” host Scott Van Pelt.

NBA TV ratings are shaped by different factors as consumers digest content in new era. The league and its TV partners need to navigate those issues.

In an NBA Finals headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton, Alex Caruso and T.J. McConnell have both made plays that have swung games.

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