Tag: T.J. McConnell
Ranking 10 NBA teams that have never won a championship by who’s closest to first title
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 2025 NBA champions after beating the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, in Sunday’s Game 7, capturing the franchise’s first title since relocating from Seattle. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was awarded Finals MVP to cap off what’s been a season of winning for the Canadian guard, who also earned league MVP. The Thunder were supremely…
3 best NBA player props, Thunder vs. Pacers Game 7 odds: Use SGA, Myles Turner in 2025 NBA Finals picks, bets
The final game of the 2024-25 NBA season takes place on Sunday with Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. OKC is a 7.5-point favorite and the over/under is 215. This has been a roller coaster of a series, providing profitable opportunities on Overs and Unders depending…
Ranking every NBA Finals since last Game 7: Thunder vs. Pacers high on list as LeBron James, Warriors dominate
It’s the best two words in sports: Game. Seven. And we’ve got a Game 7 in the NBA Finals on Sunday, as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will face off one last time to decide a winner, capping off what’s been one of the best Finals matchups we’ve had in recent years. It…
NBA Finals: T.J. McConnell and the Pacers are a match made in underdog heaven
One of my most vivid memories of covering the NBA is watching T.J. McConnell shoot 3-pointers in an off-site practice gym. It was 2018 and the 76ers were in Miami playing the Heat in the first round of the playoffs. I was there to interview then-Sixers coach Brett Brown, but I found myself more interested…
How Tyrese Haliburton’s Pacers saved their season by dominating the margins in Game 6 pummeling of OKC
The Oklahoma City Thunder said all the right things heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals. They knew they were one win away from an NBA title, but they couldn’t get ahead of themselves. They knew that Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was questionable with a strained right calf, but they prepared as if…
Tyrese Haliburton injury: Pacers’ Rick Carlisle updates status for star guard ahead of NBA Finals Game 6
Imagn Images Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will be a game-time decision for Thursday’s must-win NBA Finals Game 6 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, per coach Rick Carlisle. Haliburton is dealing with a calf injury he picked up in Game 5 on Monday. The Pacers trail the Thunder, 3-2, and need a win at home to…
Tyrese Haliburton ‘not 100%’ with calf injury in rough game, but Pacers star intends to play NBA Finals Game 6
In the middle of the first quarter of Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday, Tyrese Haliburton got Chet Holmgren on a switch and used a series of crossovers to try and shake the big man. When Haliburton finally started to drive into the lane, he managed just two steps before he stumbled…
The Pacers are halfway to winning the unlikeliest championship in recorded NBA history
At this point, we’re beyond there being no historical precedent for what the Indiana Pacers are doing. We’re into full-on fantasy land. And yet the prospect of the Pacers winning what would not only be their first championship as an NBA franchise, but also probably the unlikeliest championship in recorded NBA history, has never felt…
NBA Finals: Ranking T.J. McConnell’s sneakiest steals on his historic night in Pacers’ Game 3 win over OKC
T.J. McConnell, as the kids say, is one of one. He may not light up the scoreboard on a nightly basis, but he’s always going to bring energy, pace, discipline and heart — and occasionally he’ll show you something you haven’t seen before. That’s what happened during the Indiana Pacers‘ thrilling 116-107 Game 3 NBA…
NBA Finals: Pacers found their offense after a disastrous start to Game 1, now it’s OKC’s turn to do the same
The Indiana Pacers spent several days leading up to the NBA Finals preparing for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s ultra-aggressive defense. None of that seemed to matter when they had to experience it for themselves. In the first half of Game 1 on Thursday, the Pacers turned the ball over 20 times. This was a historically…