{"id":114488,"date":"2025-06-21T14:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/114488\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:09:17","slug":"former-ud-flyer-obi-toppin-sparks-pacers-to-help-force-game-7-in-nba-finals-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/114488\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UD Flyer Obi Toppin sparks Pacers to help force Game 7 in NBA Finals \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 A former University of Dayton men\u2019s basketball star helped the Indiana Pacers force a Game 7 in the 2025 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\">Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Obi Toppin came off the bench to score a team-high 20 points in the Pacers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-finals-game-6-pacers-thunder-2e0d61895cad2f2f9c6e74da20a83bdb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-finals-game-6-pacers-thunder-2e0d61895cad2f2f9c6e74da20a83bdb\">108-91 victory<\/a> over the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">He was one of six Indiana players in double figures. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Toppin made 6-12 shots, including 4-7 from three-point range in 23 minutes of action. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">TRENDING STORIES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">OKC jumped out to a 10-2 lead, but Indiana went on an 11-2 run to take a 13-12 advantage. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The Pacers never looked back as they built their largest lead to 31 points, 93-62, in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Andrew Nembhard added 17 points while Pascal Siakam had 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Indiana plays at Oklahoma City Sunday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">This will be the first Game 7 of the NBA Finals since 2016. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The Associated Press contributed to this story. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\">WHIO-TV Daily 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