{"id":87255,"date":"2025-06-09T18:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/87255\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T18:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:17:24","slug":"nba-analyst-makes-a-bold-prediction-about-oklahoma-city-thunder-ahead-of-game-3-of-2025-finals-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/87255\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA analyst makes a bold prediction about Oklahoma City Thunder ahead of Game 3 of 2025 Finals | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NBAShai Gilgeous-Alexander via Getty Images With the Oklahoma City Thunder bouncing back in power, the Indiana Pacers are currently in a tough spot. The turn of events in the second game of the 2025 NBA Finals has brought the Oklahoma City Thunder back into the picture after being defeated in Game 1. Recently, a reputed NBA analyst made a bold prediction after the comeback of the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The blunt claim made by the former basketball star has left the Indiana Pacers\u2019 fans curious and tense. <\/p>\n

NBA analyst Richard Jefferson makes a strong claim about the OKC Thunder<\/p>\n

The indomitable spirit of the Oklahoma City Thunder brought the NBA back in action mode, which has left the NBA world in awe. After being defeated by the Indiana Pacers in Game 1, the tie between both the NBA teams has given the much-needed push to the OKC Thunder. During a recent appearance on ESPN\u2019s basketball show, popular NBA analyst Richard Jefferson opened up on the potential of the Oklahoma City Thunder during game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals recently. He said- \u201cLove it that Tyrese said, \u2018I\u2019ve got to get myself going earlier in the games. I\u2019ve got to get the feet in the paint, and you saw that in the fourth quarter, he had five going into the fourth, and then he gets those 12 points, but the game is out of reach. It\u2019s a 20-point game. Those are empty calories.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard Jefferson on Tyrese Haliburton’s Game 2 performance<\/p>\n

He further mentioned that it is the \u201ctime of death\u201d of the Indiana Pacers. Jefferson discussed \u201cSo when I am talking about a team like Haliburton leading that, I can\u2019t just stand. Okay, this is what I am saying: in those moments when Haliburton was ahead, they weren\u2019t attacking enough. They weren\u2019t able to get enough into the transition, and just ultimately, you\u2019ve got to give credit to the OKC team.\u201dThe Indiana Pacers fought with grit all night, pushing the Oklahoma City Thunder to the edge. Every possession felt like a battle, but in the end, it was the Thunder\u2019s late-game poise that made the difference. With the game \u2014 and perhaps the series \u2014 hanging in the balance, Oklahoma City found another gear and pulled away when it mattered most. Their comeback didn\u2019t just flip the scoreboard \u2014 it shifted the tone of the series and sparked conversation across the basketball world. Also Read: \u201cI don\u2019t know that that\u2019s possible\u201d- Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green did not mince his while giving a reality check to NBA star LeBron James<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander via Getty Images With the Oklahoma City Thunder bouncing back in power, the Indiana Pacers are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3783],"tags":[7,126,185,6,19404,11703,11,310,475,179,3966,3965,1912,312,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-87255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oklahoma-city-thunder","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-indiana-pacers","10":"tag-lebron-james","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-analyst-predictions","13":"tag-nba-finals-2025","14":"tag-nba-playoffs","15":"tag-oklahoma","16":"tag-oklahoma-city","17":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","18":"tag-oklahomacity","19":"tag-oklahomacitythunder","20":"tag-richard-jefferson","21":"tag-thunder","22":"tag-tyrese-haliburton"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114654782667875703","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87255","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=87255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}