Sports
**Published** June 8, 2025 1:21pm
Jun 5, 2025; Tyrese Haliburton reaches for the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in game one of the 2025 NBA Finals. (Photo: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images/REUTERS)
The Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are battling for the 2024-25 NBA title.
The Pacers ruled the Eastern Conference after dispatching the New York Knicks in their conference finals, while the Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West finals.
**Here are the members of each team:**
_Indiana Pacers_
* Tyrese Haliburton
* Bennedict Mathurin
* Obi Toppin
* Andrew Nembhard
* Thomas Bryant
* Jarace Walker
* Enrique Freeman
* TJ McConnell
* RayJ Dennis
* Johnny Furphy
* Tony Bradley
* James Johnson
* Isaiah Jackson
* Aaron Nesmith
* Ben Sheppard
* Quenton Jackson
* Myles Turner
* Pascal Siakam
_Oklahoma City Thunder_
* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
* Dillon Jones
* Luguentz Dort
* Jaylin Williams
* Chet Holmgren
* Jalen Williams
* Alex Caruso
* Isaiah Joe
* Ousmane Dieng
* Adam Flagler
* Branden Carlson
* Aaron Wiggins
* Cason Wallace
* Ajay Mitchell
* Kenrich Williams
* Nikola Topi?
* Isaiah Hartenstein
* Alex Ducas
**Here is the schedule of the finals series**:
* Game 1: Thunder 110 - 111 Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
* Game 2: June 9, 8:00 a.m.
* Game 3: June 12, 8:30 a.m.
* Game 4: June 14, 8:30 a.m.
* Game 5: June 17, 8:30 a.m. (if necessary)
* Game 6: June 20, 8:30 a.m. (if necessary)
* Game 7: June 23, 8:00 a.m. (if necessary)
**Game recaps:**
**Game 1: [Indiana drew first blood with Haliburton's game-winner](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/948549/nba-finals-indiana-vs-okc-game-1/story/)**
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 21-foot pull-up jumper in the final second as the Pacers completed a comeback for a 111-110 win over the Thunder.
**—GMA Integrated News**