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He will come down to match 7 to determine who will raise the Larry O’Brien trophy, while the Indiana Pacers have exploded Oklahoma City Thunder, 108-91, on their field to force a last match in the NBA final.
The Pacers entered their last home game of the season in an essential scenario – and the whole team, from the five departure on the bench, knew the mission at hand, fleeing with the game and never leaving Oklahoma City sniff a chance to come back.
Now, for the first time since the famous return of Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors in 2016, there will be a match 7 in the NBA final.
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The Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton (0) goalkeeper of the requests next to the Oklahoma striker City Thunder Jalen Williams (8) in the first half of the NBA Final NBA Basketball Series on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Photo / abbie parr)
Before Match 6, the Pacers were not sure if their starry leader, Tyrese Haliburton, would be available after undergoing veal tension in match 5 which significantly hampered its performance. Haliburton was categorical, he would play because of the situation for his pacers, and that’s exactly what happened when it was time to tip.
Haliburton looked like his normal ego on the field, going 4 out of 9, including 3 out of 5 beyond the arc, to total 12 points with four assists, two interceptions and a rebound in the first half.
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Pascal Siakam also spent 13 points on a 5 output shot in half-time to help Indiana run an advance of 64-42 at half-time, creating a gap that they would not give up.
Goalkeeper Andrew Nembhard also felt it from the ground, going 5 out of 7 with a perfect 4 out of 4 of the charity band to score 17 points to accompany his four assists and three interceptions of the night.
But again, the Pacers won because of their stellar depth on the bench, which included the top scorer of the team, Obi Toppin.
The Indiana Pacers striker Pascal Siakam (43) celebrates a basket against Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half of match 6 of the NBA basketball series on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Indianapolis. (APPO / Michael Conroy)
Toppin, the former choice of New York Knicks in the first round, rained three points, making four of his seven attempts and going 6-Fo-12 from the field overall to score 20 points. He also collected six rebounds and two interceptions for the Pacers.
Faithful TJ McConnell’s leader also collected 12 points out of 6 shots for Indiana, while Aresmith added 10 points. As a team, 11 different players scored for Indiana in a match that needs everyone’s contributions to keep the season alive.
Meanwhile, Thunder’s disease in it was reversals. While the Pacers committed 11 reversals for the match, they only had two against the Thunder’s 12 in the first half. Oklahoma City finished with 21 for the match, and eight of them came from the MVP of the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander league.
Tyrese Haliburton # 0 of the Indiana Pacers celebrated during the match against the Thunder of Oklahoma City in the sixth game of the NBA 2025 final on June 19, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images)
He did not have a bad night in the field, going 7 out of 15 for 21 points with four rebounds and two assists. But he was not paying attention with the ball, and the Pacers collected 13 points on these reversals. Indiana also came out in transition better than Oklahoma City with 22 fast break points.
In turn, the scene was scheduled for what is necessarily an exciting match 7 in Oklahoma City on Sunday evening.
