OKC Thunder vs. Pacers: Game 7 Live Updates

Live updates for the winner-take-all Game 7 between Oklahoma City and Indiana.

Jun 13, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) dribbles the ball against the Indiana Pacers during the first half during game four of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

On Sunday evening, the final NBA game of the 2024-25 season will be played.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will face off in a fateful Game 7, with the winner coming away with everything, and the loser nothing.

The series has been close as a whole, with each team grabbing momentum at various points. The Pacers stunned in Game 1 with a Tyrese Haliburton game-winner, with the team's grappling back-and-forth until OKC eventually won two in a row. A Pacers blowout in Game 6, though, would force the final game of the season.

In order to come away with their first championship since relocation, the Thunder will need to be sharp, starting with MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Here are live updates for Game 7 between Oklahoma City and Indiana:

First Quarter: Thunder 25, Pacers 22

Both teams settled into the game with a decent shot-making rhythm, with Indiana looking the more comfortable team early. On back-to-back 3-pointers from Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers would go up, 11-6.

The Thunder would crawl back with free throws, but yet another Haliburton 3-pointer would make it 14-10. Out of a timeout, OKC guard Alex Caruso would nail two triples of his own, making it 16-14 in favor of the home team.

Mid-way through the game, Indiana star Haliburton — who had a game-high 11 points — appeared to suffer a serious lower leg injury, promptly being helped to the locker-room.

The Thunder would see slightly improved play to end the frame, taking a three-point lead into the second quarter. News has not been released on Haliburton's official status, but it appears he won't return to the game.

Halftime: Pacers 48, Thunder 47

OKC saw a sloppy start to the second quarter, blowing a dunk, giving up a wide open 3-pointer and missing two-straight free throws to let Indiana reclaim a small lead.

The Thunder have continued to try to widen the gap between the two teams, but Indiana's shot-making has continued to come up clutch, with Aaron Nesmith finding a second-chance 3-pointer to tie the game at 32. Yet another Gilgeous-Alexander mid-range shot would make it 34-32, Thunder, forcing a Pacers' timeout.

Per the Pacers, Haliburton has officially been ruled out for the game:

Injury Update: Tyrese Haliburton (right lower leg injury) will not return to tonight's game.

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 23, 2025

With a barrage of quick buckets, the Pacers would turn a five-point deficit to just one, forcing another Oklahoma City timeout. The Thunder lead, 37-36.

The Pacers would re-grab the lead with around two minutes left in the half on a Bennedict Mathurin pull-up 3-pointer, making it 43-42.

Indiana would take a one-point lead into the half on an Andrew Nembhard 3-point heave.

Third Quarter: Thunder 81, Pacers 68

The Thunder have been voracious on the offensive glass out of the break, using second-chance points to build a five-point lead early in the third quarter.

The Pacers would re-tie the game with physicality and pace of play, but three-straight 3-pointers from OKC would extend the lead all the way to nine, forcing an Indiana timeout. The nine-point margin is the largest of the game so far.

McConnell, for the umpteenth time in the series, has again breathed life into Indiana, hitting four-straight buckets to cut the lead to just five.

A quick, five-point retaliation from Cason Wallace, though, would blossom the lead back to nine.

The Thunder would play nearly perfectly to end the frame, forcing plenty of turnovers and capitalizing on the other end to take a 13-point lead heading into the finale frame of the season.

FINAL: Thunder 103, Pacers 91

Thunder MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has reached deep into his play-making bag in Game 7, registering one of his highest assist totals on the season with 12. With back-to-back dimes from SGA, the Thunder lead would blossom to 21 just a few minutes into the final quarter.

The Pacers have stayed true to their identity late, cutting the game-high 22-point lead down to just 12 with five minutes remaining in the ball-game. The once-lively crowd has tensed as we hit the home stretch of the NBA season.

With four minutes remaining, Oklahoma City leads by 14. Gilgeous-Alexander has picked up his fifth foul, which head coach Mark Daigneault challenged, though the call stood.

Aaron Nesmith would foul out with 1:51 remaining, send SGA to the line to put the Thunder up 12.

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