Pacers vs Thunder Free Pick, NBA Free Picks, NBA Predictions 6/22/25
- J.A. Cavalier
- Jun 22
- 3 min read
INDIANA @ OKLAHOMA CITY (OKC -7.5, 215)
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PACERS @ THUNDER 6/22/25
Jalen Williams, a star for the Oklahoma City Thunder, stated that the NBA Finals Game 7 makes the hair on your arm stand up a little bit. Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle described it as "a time to celebrate. The Thunder and Pacers will play a pivotal game in Oklahoma City on Sunday night to wrap up a series that has been back and forth.
The Thunder are vying for their first NBAchampionship since relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008. In Seattle, the team took home the 1979 NBA title. Although the Pacers won three ABA titles, the most recent of which was in 1973, Indiana is still searching for its first NBA championship.
This will be the first NBA Finals Game 7 since the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors on the road in 2016 and the 20th in the league's history. Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to the 2011 championship. Home teams have a 15–4 record in the past 19 Game 7s.
After winning Game 6 in Indianapolis 108-91 on Thursday, the Pacers come in with a lot of momentum.
A major contributor to that win was Tyrese Haliburton, who finished the game with 14 points and five assists while playing with a calf strain. After only playing 23 minutes on Thursday, Haliburton stated that he was still stiff and sore but that he was prepared to play on Sunday.
After losing consecutive games just twice in the regular season, Oklahoma City has yet to suffer a back-to-back loss in the playoffs. The Thunder have not yet lost the turnover battle at home and are 10-2 at home in the playoffs. Indiana committed just 11 turnovers in Game 6 but forced 21.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league's MVP and a star for Oklahoma City, committed a career-worst eight turnovers in Game 6 of the playoffs. This will be the Thunder's second Game 7 of the playoffs. Oklahoma City won its second-round series on May 18 after defeating Denver 125-93 at home.
The Pacers defeated the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, despite the fact that they haven't yet played a Game 7 this postseason.
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SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER OVER 32.5 POINTS
You can bet that SGA will be jacked up and ready to win an NBA title on his home floor. And, he’ll have a big hand in doing so. SGA led the NBA with a 32.7 ppg average. This season at home, he’s averaged 33.4 ppg. He’s missed this number in 3 of his last 4 games, but hit it in 5 of the previous 6 games. Head-to-head against Indiana, he’s gone Over this number in 5 of the last 9. In the Game 7 against Denver in Round 2 of the playoffs, SGA scored 35 points as OKC beat Denver at home.
