The Oklahoma City Thunder inched one step closer to an NBA championship in Monday’s Game 5 with a dominant 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers to take a 3-2 series lead, and now have the opportunity to close it out with a road win Thursday night.
Most of the question marks heading into this game surround the health of Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, who suffered a calf injury in Game 5 that limited him to just four total points (all free throws) over 34 minutes, including an 0-for-6 showing from the field.
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Haliburton is playing. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle announced before tip that Haliburton performed well in pregame strength testing and will play without a minutes restriction in the elimination game for Indiana. The Pacers will need a strong performance from him and Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam to keep the series going.
The Thunder, who split their first two games in Indianapolis this series, will look for NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to continue his impressive playoff run, averaging 32.4 points per game in this Finals series. He and teammate Jalen Williams combined for a stunning 71 points in Game 5 to take the lead in the series.
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Should the Pacers tie up the series with a win Thursday night, Game 7 would be played Sunday, June 22 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
Date: Thursday, June 19
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana
TV channel: ABC
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