The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Indiana Pacers for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and it is a crucial game for the Thunder to win. The Pacers, after trailing behind for almost the entirety of the game, rallied back to win the game after Tyrese Haliburton’s game winning shot to seal the deal. The Pacers are arguably having the greatest postseason run we’ve seen in a recent while. So the question to be asked is, can they carry on that momentum to secure yet another win moving forward? Let’s find out.
The OKC Thunder are the favorites to win the series, but the way they played last game, an upset could be underway. Their MVP, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, did not disappoint as he put up 38 points on 50 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 46 percent from the field. Despite the performance, the Thunder blew up a 15-point lead with 9:42 remaining on regulation. After the game when asked about SGA’s Game 2 approach, Shaq and many others were disappointed to hear that the MVP was treating Game 2 as just, “any other game.” However, what the young Thunder team need to understand is, making it to the NBA Finals is tougher than it looks and this is not guaranteed to happen every season.
Look at the reigning defending champs in Boston Celtics for explain. However, we believe the Thunder will bounce back tonight, but if for some reason they can’t, Games 3 and 4 will be held in Indiana and the Thunder could be in a world of trouble going forward.
The Indiana Pacers are have a Cinderella run in the postseason so far, and are looking like the team that could win it all, as a matter of fact. They have been regarded as the underdog in every series that’ve played thus far, and they might be using that as extra motivation to prove everyone wrong. While Stephen A. Smith might now agree with Tyrese Haliburton being a “superstar,” Miami Heat legend and one of the greatest two-guards of all time think Hali is a superstar. The amount of clutch buckets that Hali has dropped is simply amazing to see, and he has all the flair and the game to be called a superstar in the NBA currently.
The Pacers have an extremely great chance to win the second road game at Oklahoma City, before heading back to Indiana where these teams will play the next two games. If the Pacers win tonight, the Thunder might no longer be the favorite to win the Larry O’Brien trophy anymore, as winning four games against Indiana, sounds next to impossible looking at them this season.
The Thunder only have Nikola Topic listed on the injury report, as he had a left knee surgery and will miss the rest of this season.
Jarace Walker will not play in tonight’s game as he dealing with a right ankle sprain, whereas Isaiah Jackson is out for tonight’s game and the rest of this postseason as he had a right Achilles Tendon tear.
Catch the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Indiana Pacers for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June 8, 2025, at 08:00 p.m. ET, live from Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The game will be broadcasted live nationally on ABC and fans can also use Fubo to stream all of the action.
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