The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are set to do battle in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. The two teams are tied at two wins apiece.

During its 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City became the highest-scoring team in league history, eclipsing a record the Golden State Warriors held for six years.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points late, capping the Oklahoma Thunder’s rally for a 111-104 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday to tie the NBA Finals at 2-2.

The Indiana Pacers will face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Pacers are leading the Finals 2-1 and have the home court advantage tonight.

Gilgeous-Alexander continues to show why he was deserving of the Most Valuable Player award, scoring 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter when the Thunder needed him most. He was 3-for-6 from the field, but more importantly, went a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line.

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA final series against the Indiana Pacers feels like a return. Through four games of the Finals, their series unfolded almost identically to their Western Conference battle with the Denver Nuggets.

BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers host the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Pacers won the last matchup 116-107 on Thursday, led by 27 points from Bennedict Mathurin. Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 26.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,