{"id":103385,"date":"2025-06-16T22:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/103385\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T22:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:40:10","slug":"oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-indiana-pacers-game-5-live-latest-news-and-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/103385\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers Game 5 LIVE: Latest news and updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers<\/a> and Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers has reached a dramatic turning point. Tied at two games apiece, both franchises–still in search of their first championship–are just two wins away from making history.<\/p>\n

After Oklahoma City snatched a thrilling Game 4 victory on the road, they now return to the Paycom Center for Game 5. With the home crowd behind them, the Thunder will look to capitalize on a venue where they’ve been dominant all season. Game 4 highlighted their resilience, with a fourth-quarter surge and lockdown defense sealing a 111-104 win despite cold shooting from three-point range.<\/p>\n

Historically, teams that win Game 5 in a tied Finals have gone on to win the title nearly 75% of the time. For the Thunder, their supporting cast–players like Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Alex Caruso–must deliver strong performances at home. Holmgren, who briefly limped off in Game 4, has confirmed he’s good to go.<\/p>\n

Indiana faces a different kind of pressure: adversity for the first time this postseason. The Pacers are leaning on Tyrese Haliburton, who has embraced the spotlight and sparked debate with his rising star status and edgy on-court demeanor. Veteran Pascal Siakam will be key, especially with Myles Turner banged up and the team struggling on the boards.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Game 5 LIVE – Latest Updates
\n Where to watch Pacers vs Thunder?<\/p>\n

U.S. viewers looking to catch Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals can watch on ABC. If you don’t have cable, the game is also available via ESPN, ABC.com, Watch ESPN, and ESPN Deportes.<\/p>\n

Streaming services such as fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, DIRECTV Stream, Sling TV, and YouTube TV offer ABC access — many with free trials for new users.<\/p>\n

What time does Pacers vs Thunder start?<\/p>\n

Those hoping to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers can tune in on ABC at 20:30 ET \/ 17:30 PT. Pregame coverage begins a bit earlier, building up to tip-off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello everyone and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through Game 5…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,14373,6,4977,11,14267,17994,14271],"class_list":{"0":"post-103385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba-playoffs","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-indiana-pacers-english","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-nba-english","12":"tag-nba-playoffs","13":"tag-nba-playoffs-english","14":"tag-nba-finals-english","15":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder-english"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114695453068465783","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}