The Pacers avoided elimination against the Thunder and forced a decisive Game 7 in the 2025 NBA Finals. See what you missed.

INDIANAPOLIS – Tempting as it might be to declare the turning point of Game 6 to have come about two hours before tipoff – when Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana medial staff concurred that the All-NBA point guard’s right calf strain was healed enough for him to play – that would be disingenuous.

The Oklahoma City Thunder 's 103-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 was the most-watched NBA Finals game in six years. Sunday night's game averaged 16.53 million on ABC and ESPN+, according to preliminary ratings data from Nielsen. The audience peaked at 19.28 million during the second half (9:45-10 p.m. ET).