The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and are now up 3-2. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask if the series is over.

Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton's Game 5 Performance Was Historically Bad originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers dropped Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals 120-109 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Coming into the game, the series was tied 2-2, with the winner laying claim to the series advantage.

On Thursday, June 19, the Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) and Indiana Pacers (50-32) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder won Game 5 at home,

Game 6 of the NBA Finals occurs on Thursday, June 19, at 8:30 pm ET. The series is heading back to Indiana. Two games were played there, and each team won one game. In Game 5, the Thunder got the

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Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault opens up about dealing with the pressure from the Indiana Pacers in Game 4.

However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).