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OKC Thunder Wire on MSN3 things Thunder must do to win Game 5 against Pacers in 2025 NBA FinalsThe Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Indiana Pacers for Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday. The pivotal matchup will see who inches closer to a championship as the series is tied at 2-2.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 4, 111-104, tying the series 2-2. The two teams will face off in Game 5 on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
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).