2025 NBA Finals

By Alisha Ayat. Updated November 14, 2026.

2025 NBA Finals Results: Game by Game

The series ran from June 5 to June 22, 2025, in the 2-2-1-1-1 format. Oklahoma City had home-court advantage, and each team won one road game.

Game	Date	Site	Result	Series
Game 1	June 5	Oklahoma City	Pacers 111, Thunder 110	Pacers lead 1-0
Game 2	June 8	Oklahoma City	Thunder 123, Pacers 107	Tied 1-1
Game 3	June 11	Indianapolis	Pacers 116, Thunder 107	Pacers lead 2-1
Game 4	June 13	Indianapolis	Thunder 111, Pacers 104	Tied 2-2
Game 5	June 16	Oklahoma City	Thunder 120, Pacers 109	Thunder lead 3-2
Game 6	June 19	Indianapolis	Pacers 108, Thunder 91	Tied 3-3
Game 7	June 22	Oklahoma City	Thunder 103, Pacers 91	Thunder win 4-3

Scores checked against NBA.com and dates against Sports Illustrated on November 14, 2026.

What Happened in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals?

Tyrese Haliburton hit three early threes for Indiana, then tore his right Achilles tendon about seven minutes into the game. The Pacers still led 48-47 at halftime.

The Thunder took over in the third quarter, outscoring Indiana 34-20, and pulled away to win 103-91. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points and 12 assists. Jalen Williams added 20 and Chet Holmgren 18. Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 24 points and 13 rebounds.

How Did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Win 2025 Finals MVP?

Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 30.3 points, 5.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.6 blocks across the seven games. The Finals MVP capped a season in which he was also named the league’s regular-season MVP.

His best stretch came in Game 4. With the Thunder trailing late, he scored on a layup, a three and a baseline jumper for a 104-103 lead with 2:23 left, which tied the series. Jalen Williams then scored 40 in the Game 5 win.

Why Was the 2025 NBA Finals Series So Even?

• Game 1: Haliburton hit a 21-foot pull-up in the final second after Indiana erased a 9-point deficit in the final three minutes.
• Game 6: the Pacers forced a Game 7 with a 108-91 win, leading by 30 after three quarters.
• Underdog run: Indiana started the season 10-15 and was trying to become the first team to win a title after a start that poor.

What Did the 2025 Title Mean for the Thunder?

It was the first championship in Oklahoma City and the franchise’s second overall. The first came in the 1979 NBA Finals, when the team played in Seattle as the SuperSonics.

Coach Mark Daigneault’s team won 84 games across the regular season and playoffs, tied with the 1996-97 Bulls for the third most in one season. Only the 2016-17 Warriors and 1995-96 Bulls won more. One year later, the 2026 NBA Finals went to the Knicks after the Spurs knocked out Oklahoma City in the West.