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2024/25 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Finals
Oklahoma City Thunder v Indiana Pacers
Okholama and Indiana, USA
6-23 June 2025
Indiana Pacers will play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the
National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals on June 12.
Build-up to Game 3
The 2025 NBA Finals series is tied at 1-1, with the Pacers having defeated the Thunder 111-110 on June 6 in Game 1 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
Thunder then levelled the series when they emerged as 123-107 winners over the Pacers in Game 2 at the Paycom Center on June 9.
Latest Pacers news
The Pacers are expected to be without Jarace Walker in Game 3 as the 21-year-old power forward is currently nursing a right ankle sprain.
Walker's teammate, Isaiah Jackson, will also be absent, having suffered a season-ending torn right Achilles tendon in November 2024.
Why Pacers could win Game 3
The Indiana side will be returning to their home ground, Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where they have been dominant in the current season.
Their home record in the 2025 NBA playoffs is 4-1, which is the best in the league, having won their first four home games before losing their most recent home game.
Quotes
“A bad first half, obviously, was a big problem,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said after Game 2.
“And we just played poorly. A little better in the second half. But you can’t be a team that’s reactive and expect to be successful or have consistency.”
NBA Finals fixtures
Thursday, June 12
02:30 - Indiana Pacers v Oklahoma City Thunder
Saturday, June 14
02:30 - Indiana Pacers v Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, June 17
02:30 - Oklahoma City Thunder v Indiana Pacers
Friday, June 20
02:30 - Indiana Pacers v Oklahoma City Thunder
Monday, June 23
02:00 - Oklahoma City Thunder v Indiana Pacers
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