The stage is set for the all-or-nothing deciding game 7 of the NBA Finals. With the series tantalizingly tied 3-3, the Indiana Pacers visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday (June 23, 2025) to decide which team will lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy, take over from the Boston Celtics as champions and become the league’s seventh different title winner in the last seven years. Watch the basketball showpiece live online.
The Pacers sent the NBA Finals to the ultimate game, beating Thunder 108-91 on Friday. It will be the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history, and the first since 2016, when Cleveland beat Golden State.
Indiana Pacers: Road To Game 7
For the Pacers, it would be a first NBA title and the crowning glory to a season that started with Indiana banged up and getting off to a 10-15 record through the first 25 games. No team has ever been below 0.500 that deep into a season and went on to win a championship.
“I’m very much looking forward to Game 7,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “The last time we’ve had one of these in the finals, I think, was ’16. These are special moments certainly for both teams but for our league, for the game, for the worldwide interest in the game. It’s a time to celebrate.”
Oklahoma City Thunder: Track Record
For the Thunder, it would be a first NBA title — kind of, sort of, Seattle won one in 1979 and even though the franchise moved to Oklahoma City from there, the Thunder don’t recognize it as one of their own — and wrap up a season in which the team scored more points than any other club in NBA history and posted the best record.
“We have to understand the work is done and we have to trust the work,” Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said on the eve of the season finale. “The muscle is built. We have to flex that muscle. That’s what tomorrow will come down to for us.”
Kristin Chenoweth To Perform USA National Anthem
At 4-foot-11, Kristin Chenoweth is still making it to the NBA Finals. The award-winning American actress, singer, Oklahoma native, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee and unabashed Thunder fan is performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Game 7 begins. Chenoweth's performance will air shortly before tipoff of the season's final game.
Oklahoma City Thunder Vs Indiana Pacers, NBA Finals Game 7: Live Streaming Details
When and where will the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers, NBA Finals game 7 be played?
The Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers, NBA Finals game 7 will be played at the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:30am IST.
Where will the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers, NBA Finals game 7 be live streamed?
The Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers, NBA Finals game 7 will be live streamed on the official YouTube channel of the NBA in India. In the USA, it will be streamed on ABC and FUBO.
(With AP inputs)
