However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).

The Oklahoma City Thunder were massive favorites to win the 2025 NBA Finals before Game 1 ( -700 at BetMGM ), and o ne seven-figure wager was reported on the series: A bettor in Las Vegas at MGM wagered $1.05 million on the Thunder to win the series at those -700 odds.

The Oklahoma City Thunder could not go down 0-2 dropping both at home, and the team didn't. Let's take a look at three takeaways from the Thunder's most important game to date.