Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder will tip off around 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 5. The game will be played at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

The Game 1 winner in the NBA Finals wins the series 70.1% of the time, and the Game 1 winner at home wins the Finals 78% of the time. Game 2 is Sunday in B o ston (8 p.m. ET, ABC).

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Tyrese Haliburton is hugged by Aaron Nesmith scoring the game-winning bucket in the final second of the Pacers’ 111-110 Game 1 win over the Thunder in the NBA Finals on June 05, 2025 in Oklahoma ...

The Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals on a Tyrese Haliburton game-winner. The 111-110 win stole home-court advantage from the Oklahoma City Thunder and ...

But doubt can only go so far. This is the NBA Finals now. “You come into the year with all the talk around how it was a fluke,” Haliburton said after Game 1.

The Pacers overcame a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit, 25 turnovers, and a 97.5% Thunder win probability to steal Game 1 in OKC, marking one of the most improbable comebacks in NBA Finals history.

The Nuggets and Heat took different paths to get to the NBA Finals. But when they met in Game 1 in Denver, the end result was a home team rout. The Nuggets road a lethal half-court offense and ...

For a useful gameday reference with Game 1 of the NBA Finals set to tip off on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET, here are the referee assignments for the series' first game.