Pacers Make History With NBA Finals Game 1 Win Against Thunder originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder faced off on Thursday night for the opening game of the 2025 NBA Finals.

Keep up with NBA Finals Game 1 between the Thunder and Pacers with our Nightly Pulse, featuring updates, highlights and more. Luguentz Dort has been all over the glass to start the game with five rebounds in his first seven minutes. He has added two steals and a block. The Thunder had the crowd going wild with a 7-0 run to start Game 1.

The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point.