The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from an NBA championship. OKC defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday at Paycom Center. It now leads the series 3-2 after overcoming a deficit in crunch time of Game 4 on the road to avoid a 3-1 hole.

Pacers Star Tyrese Haliburton Makes Guarantee Ahead NBA Finals Game 6 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers will return home on the brink of elimination, and they may be forced to stave off the end of what has been a magical season with one proverbial hand tied behind their collective back.

Tyrese Haliburton ambled into a dribble handoff from Tony Bradley, and even though he was only going about three-quarters-speed at best on a flat right rear tire, the Pacers’ premier playmaker still merited enough respect with a live dribble to draw a second defender.