The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 123-107 in Game 2 to tie the NBA Finals
- On June 8, 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder secured a 123-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, leveling the series at one win apiece.
- The Thunder responded after losing Game 1 narrowly and aimed to halt the Pacers' bid to start 8-0 in the playoffs, a feat achieved by only four teams before.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, passed Jalen Brunson as the playoffs' leading scorer, and the Thunder ran a decisive 19-2 second-quarter run that put the game out of reach.
- Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said, "They did a good job being disruptive" and "were super aggressive," while coach Rick Carlisle cited a "bad first half" as a major problem.
- The Thunder’s win secured a tied championship series that shifts to Indianapolis for Game 3, marking the first Finals game there in 25 years and ending the Pacers’ near-perfect start.
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Thunder bounce back - BusinessWorld Online
Just when the narrative seemed to have shifted in the Pacers’ favor, the Thunder stormed back in Game Two of the National Basketball Association Finals the other day. In the process, they effectively shifted the momentum with the kind of defiance that had hitherto come to define them. Considering the sobering manner in which they snatched defeat from the throes of victory in the opener, fans were understandably left to wonder whether the imperat…
Oklahoma.- By the hand of its star, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder recovered and beat 123-107 to the Indiana Pacers to level the NBA 1-1 Finals. The NBA MVP made it clear that he received that award and again had another night of more than 30 points and today scored 34, plus 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Oklahoma City managed to change the chip after Game 1 that they lost dramatically and this time had no mercy on its rival, because after the …
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