Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Oklahoma City 68-14, Indiana 50-32
Game 1 on Thursday, 05 June: Indiana wins at Oklahoma City, 111-pts-110
Game 2 on Sunday, 08 June: Indiana loses at Oklahoma City, 123-pts-107
Game 3 on Wednesday, 11 June: Oklahoma City loses at Indiana, 116-pts-107
Game 4 on Friday, 13 June: Oklahoma City wins at Indiana, 111-pts-104
Game 5 on Monday, 16 June: Indiana at Oklahoma City
Game 6 on Thursday, 19 June: Oklahoma City at Indiana
Game 7* on Sunday, 22 June: Indiana at Oklahoma City
* if needed

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied 2-games-all @ HHVV:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team tied 2-games-all with site order HHVV (Oklahoma City) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 373-205 (.645)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 67-30 (.691)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 164-54 (.752)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 22-8 (.733)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 369-209 (.638)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 55-42 (.567)
Game 5 record, NBA only, all rounds: 158-60 (.725)
Game 5 record, NBA only, Finals round: 17-13 (.567)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1611 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied LWLW:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team tied LWLW irrespective of site order (Oklahoma City) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 101-94 (.518)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 19-25 (.432)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 34-45 (.430)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 6-13 (.316)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 93-102 (.477)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 19-25 (.432)
Game 5 record, NBA only, all rounds: 33-46 (.418)
Game 5 record, NBA only, Finals round: 6-13 (.316)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1611 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied LWLW @ HHVV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team tied LWLW with site order HHVV (Oklahoma City) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 61-26 (.701)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 12-4 (.750)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 22-9 (.710)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 4-2 (.667)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 53-34 (.609)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 8-8 (.500)
Game 5 record, NBA only, all rounds: 21-10 (.677)
Game 5 record, NBA only, Finals round: 3-3 (.500)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1611 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The Oklahoma City Thunder visited and bested the Indiana Pacers 111-pts-104 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1613 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 6-4 and a Game 5 record of 5-5, while the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 6-11 and a Game 5 record of 5-12 (with an active five-Game 5 losing streak and an active six-Game 6 winning streak). The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed their host Indiana Pacers by seven points after three quarters of series 1613 Game 4 but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 6/12/2025, inclusive, road teams down seven points after three quarters had a game record of only 18-112 (.138) - the Oklahoma City Thunder thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback to tie the 2025 NBA Finals 2-games-all. For the first time since 2015, both the NBA Finals and the NHL Finals stand at 2-games-all after four games of each best-of-7 series. With their 2025 NBA Finals Game 4 victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder lengthen their best-of-7 NBA playoffs Game 4 winning streak to seven Games 4s (irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes).

After Game 3: The Indiana Pacers hosted and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-pts-107 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1613 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 14-4 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 10-8 (with an active four-Game 4 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 5-10 and a Game 4 record of 9-6. With their series 1613 Game 3 win, the Indiana Pacers break their four-Game 3 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1 (as they do in series 1613), the Indiana Pacers have seen their Game 4 outcome presage their series outcome in their last seven such series (six wins, one loss). Irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a six-Game 4 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series.

After Game 2: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and defeated the Indiana Pacers 123-pts-107 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1613 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 6-6 and a Game 3 record of 3-9, while the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 8-10 and a Game 3 record of 11-7. With their series 1613 Game 2 victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder lengthen their best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 2 winning streak (irrespective of round and Game 1 outcome) to four consecutive Game 2 victories. Irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes, the Indiana Pacers have an active four-Game 3 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series.

After Game 1: The Indiana Pacers visited and bested the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-pts-110 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1613 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 13-5 and a Game 2 record of 10-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 5-6 and a Game 2 record of 5-6. With their series 1613 Game 1 victory, the Indiana Pacers now have a four-Game 1 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series. Irrespective of Game 1 outcome in best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have seen their Game 2 outcome presage their series outcome in their last eleven best-of-7 NBA playoff series dating back to 2016 (five wins, six losses). The Indiana Pacers trailed the host Oklahoma City Thunder by twelve points after two quarters of series 1613 Game 1, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 6/4/2025, inclusive, road teams down twelve points after two quarters had a game record of only 10-78 (.114) - the Indiana Pacers thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback in 2025 NBA Finals Game 1.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished eighteen games ahead of the Indiana Pacers. From 1947 through the 2025 NBA Semifinals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by eighteen regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 11-0 (1.000) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1613 is the 26th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the 39th for the Indiana Pacers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an all-rounds series record of 14-11, a Finals-round series record of 0-1, and a Game 1 record of 14-11, while the Indiana Pacers have an all-rounds series record of 19-19, a Finals-round series record of 0-1, and a Game 1 record of 18-20. Series 1613 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. The last three best-of-7 NBA playoff series (and four of the last five series) lost by the Indiana Pacers were lost via four-game sweeps.