See photos of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers arrive at Paycom Center for Game 5 of the NBA Finals

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A point forward has emerged in these 2025 Finals: OKC’s Jalen Williams. We’re not comparing him or teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the Bulls’ Hall of Fame tandem, but the effect of having Williams start OKC’s offense has freed up Gilgeous-Alexander (in the past two games especially) from constantly taking Indiana’s first defensive punch.

Once again we have a tied series in the 2025 NBA Finals, as the Oklahoma City Thunder evened things up at 2-2 with a gritty 111-104 Game 4 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night in Indianapolis.

After All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles tear in the playoffs, the perennially-contending Boston Celtics will almost certainly take a step back next season. Now some of their rivals are acting like the Eastern Conference is wide open.

Orlando is sending four first-round picks to Memphis for the star guard. The post NBA Offseason Begins During Finals As Magic Trade Huge Package For Bane appeared first on Front Office Sports.

Williams said he doesn’t worry about whether shots go in because his confidence comes from his complete game. He’s a willing passer and a second-team All-Defense selection.

Carlisle, the longtime NBA head coach, has received endless praise over the offseason as he's helped lead the Pacers through the Eastern Conference and now to a lead in the NBA Finals over the league's best regular season team. Barkley's only kidding, but with how the Knicks have went about their coaching search, don't put anything past them.