The Indiana Pacers were so close to taking a 3-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals. But poor execution down the stretch of the g

In the playoffs thus far, Mathurin has been averaging 11.1 points on .504/.326/.865 shooting splits, plus 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists. He's converting the aforementioned 86.5 percent of his free throws while attempting 4.7 takes per bout, which makes it all the more disconcerting that he couldn't nail his attempts late.

After three games, Mark Daigneault shook his starting lineup once again. Isaiah Hartenstein returned to his usual role. Cason Wallace's three starts were an up-and-down journey that didn't work out on the court like anticipated.

The Pacers scored just 17 points in the fourth quarter during their Game 4 loss to the Thunder Friday. The Indiana Pacers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-104 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals Friday night, which evened the series at two games apiece as it heads back to Oklahoma.

An endless amount of digital ink will be spilled over Gilgeous-Alexander's Game 4 performance. Down 2-1 on the road, he joins all-time basketball pantheons like LeBron James and Stephen Curry for this backs-against-the-wall scenario. He showed once again why he could be well on his way to being viewed as those future Hall-of-Famers.

Several parallels have been made to the Thunder's Round 2 series against the Denver Nuggets. They were also down 2-1 before they gutted out a critical Game 4 win. Let's just say history repeated itself again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried OKC across the finish line with 15 fourth-quarter points in a 111-104 Game 4 win.

If the Pacers end up losing this series to the Thunder, they are never going to forget Game 4 -- when a 3-1 lead was right there for the taking only for the Thunder to close on a 12-1 run to steal a 111-104 victory to send the Finals back to Oklahoma City tied, 2-2.

There will be increased police presence, he said, including officers on horseback and some “in places that you will not see.” IMPD will also use drones, and Indiana State Police will provide resources as needed.