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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #46 Preview: Indiana Pacers
After a 4-game road trip, the Oklahoma City Thunder is back home for the first time in 11 days, hosting the Indiana Pacers. OKC sits atop the NBA standings with the best record by far, but the Pacers have struggled all season long, and they are currently at the very bottom of the Eastern Conference. This game should have made for a fun Finals rematch, but the Pacers have struggled with long-term injuries to key players—namely Tyrese Haliburton—, and as a result, they have struggled to compete.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Heavily Favored Against Pacers
OKC has the highest-scoring offense and the lowest-scoring defense in the NBA, while the Pacers have one of the worst scoring offenses and a below-average defense. Last year’s NBA Finals matchup and even the close meeting earlier this season do not matter. The Thunder should put this one away early, regardless of how injured they are, and cruise to another easy win.
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From Banners to Battles: Thunder Prove Their Mettle in Finals Rematch Win
It’s hardly official until they finish it — but for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the message is loud and clear: they’re not just champs, they’re…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #2 Preview: Indiana Pacers
The Pacers look a little different from just a couple of months ago. Tyrese Halliburton will miss quite a bit of time after tearing his right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and big man Myles Turner signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. Without their two best players from the Finals, Indiana isn’t likely to have the same type of success that they had a season ago. Still, tonight’s matchup should offer plenty of drama and excitement.
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Thunder Against the Spread | Finals Rematch Features OKC as Favorite on the Road
Despite the NBA Finals going to 7 games back in June, the Pacers are not who they were a couple of months ago. Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in Game 7, Myles Turner is in Milwaukee with the Bucks, and Indiana didn’t add anyone to the roster to help swing the needle back the other direction. Even with Luguentz Dort and Cason Wallace questionable to play, as well as a handful of guys already out for OKC, I’m taking the Thunder to cover the spread on this one.
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Thunder Finally Strike Gold: Oklahoma City’s First NBA Title Caps Historic Journey
The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions — for the first time in franchise history. With a 103-91 Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA Finals Game 7 Preview: Indiana Pacers
If you had told Thunder fans at the beginning of the season that their team would be playing in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, they’d have been thrilled. It’s hard to say that’s the exact sentiment currently, considering this could have been decided on Thursday night, but none of that matters now. The stats, the odds, the expectations…none of that counts once the whistle blows, the ball is thrown in the air, and the two best teams in the NBA go head-to-head for one final game to decide who gets to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC is a Solid Favorite Over Pacers in Finals Game 7
The unexpected happened in Game 6 when not only did Indiana manage to force a Game 7, but they dominated the Thunder. Now, the final matchup to decide the NBA Champion is expected to be a close one. I think the unexpected happens again, and we see OKC return to their dominant play, winning this one by double digits and etching their names in history.
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Pacers Jump On Thunder Early in Game 6 of NBA Finals to Force Game 7
The Oklahoma City Thunder had an opportunity to close out the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, and it looked like they were going to do just that after a solid first few minutes of the game. The Thunder squandered their chance, though, succumbing to Indiana’s pressure, and the result was about as ugly a game as you could imagine. In the end, it was Indiana that celebrated a 108-91 win, sending the series back to OKC for Game 7.
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