If Haliburton misses Game 6, that torpedoes the Pacers' chances to force a decisive Game 7. He's been Indiana's best player and primary ball-handler. The Thunder will be the heavy

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivers a message regarding Jalen Williams after the team's Game 5 win in the NBA Finals.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is believed to have suffered a strained calf and needs an MRI, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.

The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

No team in NBA history has scored more points in a season than the Thunder. That gave the Thunder 12,162 for the season, breaking the mark of 12,161 scored by the Golden State Warriors in 104 games during the 2018-19 season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the 2025 NBA Finals as minus-750 favorites to win the series (giving them implied odds of 88 percent). But after losing to the Indiana Pacers, 116-107, on Wednesday,

NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of the Oklahoma City Thunder's last 16 points to complete a Game 4 comeback.

Responding to fan criticism, ABC will broadcast the full starting lineup introductions for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, marking the first time since 2013.