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The Oklahoma City Thunder evened its NBA Finals series against the Indiana Pacers at 2-2 with a Game 4 road win. Here are five takeaways.
The 2025 NBA Finals are underway! The Oklahoma City Thunder got here by routing the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference finals. Oklahoma City's appearance in the Finals is its first since Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden led the franchise there in 2012.
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.
Tyrese Haliburton remains confident in the Indiana Pacers' ability to rebound in the NBA Finals after their Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he also acknowledged their missed opportunity on Friday night.
The Thunder took a five-point lead into the fourth quarter when Jalen Williams drained a 3-pointer with two seconds on the clock to give them a 89-84 lead. However, the Pacers kept bouncing back and took the win thanks to a massive game from Bennedict Mathurin.
When the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, the franchise needed a new identity, but OKC Thunder wasn't always the front-runner.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been predicted to land a "polarizing" forward and an international center in the 2025 NBA Draft to upgrade their roster.