Pacers down the Thunder: Here's how to buy NBA Finals tickets for Game 7 in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City Thunder's attempt to clinch an NBA title fell short as the Indiana Pacers topped OKC 108-91 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Tyrese Haliburton proved to be the Pacers' tone-setter despite a lingering calf injury as he scored 14 points en route to a blowout victory.
Now the series is tied 3-3 with a Game 7 matchup determining the winner.
Game 7 is sure to be a thriller as the series shifts one more time to Oklahoma City. Game 7 will take place on Sunday, June 22.
Here's everything you need to know in order to buy Pacers vs. Thunder NBA Finals Game 7 tickets.
As of this writing, the cheapest available tickets to Game 7 of the NBA Finals cost $1,181. If you want a better view at Paycom Center, lower level NBA Finals Game 7 tickets start at $2,079.
The NBA Finals concludes in Oklahoma City on Sunday, June 22. Tickets are on sale for Game 7. See below for the NBA Finals schedule.
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NBA free agency 2025: LeBron James, Julius Randle highlight thin power forward class
The free-agent power forward market is interesting at the very top, but only if you think LeBron James is about to change teams. After that, things tail off quickly, with only a few players worth eight figures based on my BORD$ estimates having any realistic chance of changing teams (more on the methodology here). A thin market extends down into the realm of exception money, where the market still isn't nearly as crowded as the backcourt positions. Advertisement As always, I've included all free agents and potential free agents due to player options, team options and non-guaranteed contracts, except for absurd cases. The New Orleans Pelicans won't be waiving Zion Williamson and his unusual non-guaranteed max deal. Cleveland's Dean Wade and Atlanta's Mo Gueye also should feel safe despite non-guaranteed deals for the upcoming season. Here's how BORD$ sizes up the power forwards: 1. LeBron James, Lakers, $52,755,443 (PO) The most amazing thing about James is that, at the age of 40, he is still good enough and durable enough that BORD$ projects him as one of only 14 players in the entire league who are worth at least $52 million for the coming season, a figure that nears the 35 percent 'supermax' of $54.1 million. (If you're curious, the esteemed 11 who project to be worth every dollar of the full supermax: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Dončić, Victor Wembanyama, Anthony Edwards, Donovan Mitchell, Tyrese Haliburton, Jalen Brunson, Evan Mobley and Jalen Williams. Jayson Tatum would have made it 12 if not for his injury.) James has a player option for $52.6 million — yes, his BORD$ value nearly matches his contract to the dollar — and his decision on his next contract could go a few ways. Opting in is the most straightforward, and he has a no-trade clause that would carry over. However, there's also a chance he could opt out and re-sign at a lower number to help the Lakers use their nontaxpayer midlevel exception (MLE) to add more talent below the first-apron threshold, something that likely would be done in exchange for a 2026-27 player option. For instance, if the Lakers stretched Maxi Kleber and James took a $5 million haircut, the Lakers could use the entire nontaxpayer MLE — most likely on one of the free-agent centers listed below. James could sign a no-trade clause in any new contract, but that would be a brand-new negotiation. Advertisement 2. Julius Randle, Timberwolves, $26,879,933 (PO) Randle's valuation here feels low. Forget his dismal Western Conference finals performance and instead remember how good he was in the previous two rounds, and how his almost supernatural ability to kick out to 3-point shooters — even when he isn't doubled! — helps goose extra offense for the Wolves. That said, Randle is nearly 30 and isn't a terribly efficient shot creator when it comes to his own shots, and his defensive value is nothing special either. Projecting ahead, paying him something like $90 million over the next three years seems fair, but going much beyond that feels risky. That figure is notable because Randle has an option for the coming season for $30.9 million, which could set up Minnesota for an 'opt in and extend' situation. If the Wolves limit it to 5 percent raises or less, Randle would be trade-eligible immediately. That number could go as high as $97 million on a three-year deal, plus it would have the same incentives as his current contract. If that seems slightly on the rich side, Minnesota could tack on a team option or non-guaranteed fourth year at the end to gain a bit of added flexibility, while Randle's agent gets to say he got the forward a $135 million deal. There are a lot of options here before we even get into the ones that involve Randle leaving. Most of these would likely be sign-and-trades, and because of the apron rules, those are much easier for Minnesota to execute if they're in reality 'extend-and-trades' where he opts into the $30.9 million first. Finally, Randle has a realistic option to just opt in for a year and play things out next summer when more cap space should be in the system. The reason to go that way is because of the risk of opting out into an uncertain free-agent summer, when the Wolves already seem like they have to choose not to bring back at least one rotation player. Advertisement 3. Santi Aldama, Grizzlies, $25,631,562 (R) Memphis is likely to bring back Aldama because his low cap hold is a key part of the Grizzlies' strategy. Memphis can park his $11 million salary-cap hold on its sheet and have enough space to renegotiate and extend Jaren Jackson Jr.'s contract, then come back to re-sign Aldama to a new deal. The tricky part is how much they're willing to pay Aldama when he overlaps at an already strong position on the Memphis roster and other needs lay waiting. The counterargument would be that this is why Memphis has to re-sign Aldama: His contract would need to be the matching salary for virtually any starting-caliber player whom Memphis would acquire in-season. I don't think there's enough money out there this summer to hit the BORD$ figure above, unless the Nets get wild. However, something around three years and $60 million to $65 million — especially if it's a front-loaded deal with 8 percent annual declines — would give the Grizzlies enough cap ballast to keep all its trade options open. 4. 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Account for 5 percent raises, and one can envision an opt-out-plus-sign-and-trade that starts him at about $21.1 million in 2025-26. An acquiring team below the second apron would only need to send the Jazz $13.6 million in such a scenario, giving Utah instant cap savings in addition to (presumably) some asset considerations. I'm getting all worked up about this, but Collins probably just opts in and tries to cash out in free agency a year from now. The Jazz could also extend him, but they're committed long-term at power forward with Lauri Markkanen. Advertisement 5. Bobby Portis, Bucks, $15,293,138 (PO) Portis has a player option for $13,445,754 for the coming season, which he could opt out of to get a deal for the $14.1 million nontaxpayer MLE somewhere else. 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(He's not much better for his career at 34.7 percent.) The recent additions of Jonas Valančiūnas and Jake LaRavia might make Lyles superfluous for the Kings, especially if Sacramento needs to divert money to the backcourt. Lyles could be a target for contending teams looking to fill out their rotation with an offensive-minded big. Advertisement 8. Precious Achiuwa, Knicks, $7,874,362 Achiuwa's positional dilemma is that he's only 6-foot-8, which is badly undersized for a center, but he's a suboptimal fit on the perimeter as a career 30.4 percent 3-point shooter who also consistently makes questionable shoot/pass decisions. BORD$ says 'live with it' — that his deficiencies are offset by enough defense, rebounding and opportunistic paint scoring to offset the limited spacing and forehead-slap decisions. The Knicks paid him $6 million a year ago, and BORD$ values him similarly for the coming season; however, accommodating that number in New York's payroll for the coming season is trickier given the Knicks' second-apron issues. If that money isn't available for him in New York, it should be someplace else; one wonders, for instance, about his fit with his former employers in Toronto. 9. Jabari Walker, Trail Blazers, $7,334,585 (R) This number is probably a surprise, as Walker was an afterthought in Portland's rotation a year ago; there were just too many bigs in the queue ahead of him. That could make him an under-the-radar pickup someplace else; Walker shot 38.9 percent from 3 and is only 22 and has always been effective as a paint finisher and rebounder in his three pro seasons. Portland will have restricted free-agent rights on him if the Blazers make his qualifying offer for a piddling $2.4 million, but the Blazers would likely flinch at a decent offer sheet since they have tax issues and a surfeit of bigs. It's hard to see retaining Walker being a huge priority for them. 10. Guerschon Yabusele, Sixers, $6,448,720 'The Dancing Bear' was one of the few pleasant surprises in Philly last season, coming over late in summer after a strong Paris Olympics and starting 43 games. He ended up averaging double figures (11.0), shooting 38.0 percent from 3, holding up better than expected defensively and creating a completely unexpected conundrum for this summer: How does Philly keep him? Yabusele signed a one-year minimum deal in 2024, and the Sixers have no Bird rights, so they have to use exception money to retain him. Also, remember that using more than the taxpayer MLE would cap Philly at the first apron, which isn't impossible but would require a fairly impressive feat of cap limbo. Fortunately, this BORD$ value suggests a fair solution: a one-plus-one deal with a player option for the taxpayer MLE of $5.685 million. That's a bit below Yabusele's BORD$ estimate, but it's offset by the ability to opt out for greater riches with early Bird rights a year from now. Meanwhile, it offers the secure fallback of a $6.2 million option for the 2026-27 season if things don't go as he hoped. Advertisement 11. Chris Boucher, Raptors, $5,615,423 Amid the general decrepitude in Toronto last season, Boucher quietly had one of his best seasons at age 32; notably, he jacked up his 3-point volume and knocked down 36.3 percent of his deliveries. While Boucher is too thin to take many minutes at center, his secondary shot blocking is a real plus, and he's a threat as a rim runner when he isn't bombing from the corners. On a good team, he probably works best as a fourth big, but there should be a short-term deal out there for him. 12. Trendon Watford, Nets, $5,184,822 Watford is trending upward after he went undrafted out of LSU and worked the last four years on minimum deals in Portland and Brooklyn. While he's not a particularly threatening floor spacer, his ballhandling and passing make him an effective short roller and elbow operator, and he is still just 24. Watford only has a $3.5 million cap hold, and the Nets have early Bird rights on him. Thus, Brooklyn could keep his hold on its books while it fills its voluminous cap space with other deals, and then give him a salary bump once all the other business is done. The Nets might even consider a balloon deal for $14.4 million a year, non-guaranteed after 2025-26, that would help his contract facilitate in-season trades. 13. Nic Batum, Clippers, $5,066,990 (PO) Batum is 36 and posts comically low usage rates for a perimeter player, which makes him feel like an expensive luxury … right up until the part where he ends up playing entire second halves in playoff games because he guards multiple positions, knocks down open shots and never makes game-plan mistakes. The Clippers won't have Bird rights if he opts out of his $4.9 million salary, but Batum can get a 20 percent raise up to $5.6 million without the Clippers needing to dip into exception money. It would seem easy for each side to arrive at a fair number. 14. Sandro Mamukelashvili, Spurs I'm a bit surprised BORD$ isn't more bullish here; Mamukelashvili posted a 19.7 PER in his fourth season that included a 34-points-in-19-minutes hailstorm against the Knicks on March 19. Advertisement The 26-year-old Georgian is a bit between power forward and center positionally and isn't an elite athlete but has plus ball skills for his size, a respectable shot and good feel. Obviously, the stretch-big situation is in pretty decent shape in San Antonio for the foreseeable future, but Mamu could be an under-the-radar option for another team looking for frontcourt help. 15. Bol Bol, Suns A talented but frustrating player who is a rail-thin 7-2 and can score in bunches, the Suns have Bol's early Bird rights. That, combined with the Suns' other apron limitations, could result in his return despite his falling out of favor late last season. In particular, one can imagine a scenario where he signs a bloated one-year deal that turns Bol into a walking trade exception for the Suns' in-season moves. The Suns could go up to $14 million on him in theory; in practice, their apron issues and the cost of a daunting repeater penalty might slow their roll on that front. 16. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Pelicans Robinson-Earl should have some demand after being pressed into the injury-addled Pelicans' rotation and not looking like an impostor; he has athletic limitations and is only quasi-threatening from the corners, but he's a plus-rebounder and a high-IQ passer and team defender. The Pels have early Bird rights on Robinson-Earl and thus could theoretically add him in a sign-and-trade as part of a larger swap. However, it's more likely that their already-crowded roster can't accommodate his continued presence once the Pels add a lottery pick and a beefy center in the offseason, especially since tax concerns will likely limit the roster to 14. Another team to watch is the Knicks, where he could be a cheaper replacement for Achiuwa above. I'll give you one guess where Robinson-Earl went to school. 17. Jeff Green, Rockets Green turns 39 in August, but he can still get off the floor (nine dunks in 396 minutes!), and his few minutes in a crowded Houston rotation were relatively solid. If the Rockets don't bring him back on a one-year minimum deal, he should have other options; notably, one wonders if a return to Denver would help upgrade the Nuggets' bench. Advertisement One other thing to watch with Green is whether Houston can use him in a sign-and-trade to facilitate a deal. Because he made $8 million last year, the Rockets can sign him for up to $9.6 million without triggering base-year compensation restrictions, making him a meaningful addition to any salary aggregation. 18. Marvin Bagley, Grizzlies Bagley quietly put together a halfway-decent season in Memphis and Washington; while he still struggles on defense, his finishing, rebounding and ability to sort-of play center make him a useful fifth big in a team's frontcourt rotation. The Grizzlies also can sign him for up to $15 million to put into a sign-and-trade without triggering base-year compensation rules, but they seem more likely to renounce his rights to generate enough cap space to renegotiate-and-extend Jaren Jackson Jr.'s contract. 19. K. J. Martin, Jazz (NG) Martin has a non-guaranteed deal for $8 million with no trigger date. The practical effect of this is that the Jazz will keep him on the books the entire summer unless they can use his contract as matching salary in a trade. They could even take his salary into the season if room remains on the roster and below the tax line. 20. Vlatko Čančar, Nuggets Čančar came back from a torn ACL last season but wasn't nearly as effective as he was pre-injury and quickly fell out of the mix, playing in just 13 games. He might return to Europe at some point but would be a back-end roster option if he stays. 21. Josh Minott, Timberwolves (NGTO) Minott is only 22 and has shown flashes in his sporadic minutes, especially defensively. However, he's also been passed by other young players on a win-now Minnesota roster that doesn't have infinite space for young projects. Minott is still two-way eligible, and one wonders if the Wolves could decline his $2.2 million option for this year, re-sign him to a two-way with a wink and a nod that there is a roster spot waiting for him after the trade deadline and go forward from there. Another thing to watch is his guarantee date. Right now, Minott's option date and his guarantee date are both June 28, but the Wolves could pick up the option and push back the guarantee with his agreement. That would leave the door open to aggregate his salary in a trade later in the summer or even during the season. Advertisement 22. James Johnson, Pacers The veteran sage of Indiana's locker room seems likely to return with a similar arrangement as the last two years, likely signing a partially guaranteed deal so Indiana can temporarily vacate his roster spot cost-free if a trade situation requires it. 23. Anthony Gill, Wizards (NG) Filling a similar role to Johnson above with a young Wizards team, Gill's $2.5 million deal for the coming season has a late June guarantee date, but that could easily be extended by mutual agreement. That would give the Wizards more chances to potentially use the contract in a trade while also seeing how the rest of their roster is shaking out. Gill is 32 and is a limited stretch threat (29.8 percent career from 3), but his IQ and paint toughness are pluses in small doses, and the knowledge he spreads from his education at the University of Virginia is incalculable. 24. Lamar Stevens, Grizzlies Stevens can't shoot (28.4 percent career from 3) but got into 36 games for the Grizzlies the past two seasons as a play-hard guy who defends and creates paint chances. He'll likely be a popular guy once 10-day season rolls around in January, but he may have trouble finding steady work before then. 25. Markieff Morris, Lakers Morris turns 36 in September and hasn't played more than 35 games in any of the last four seasons, but there's a plausible scenario where he returns to L.A. in a 'Luka whisperer' role similar to that of Johnson in Indiana above. 26. Jae Crowder, Kings The Kings were desperate for power forward help when they signed Crowder off his couch at midseason. The fact that they were just as desperate afterward is probably not a great omen for Crowder's future. He turns 35 this summer. 27. P.J. Tucker, Knicks (NGTO) Added late in the year to fill the 15th roster spot with a locker-room guy, the 40-year-old Tucker only got into three games. However, he could factor into the Knicks' summer plans. His $3.5 million team option gives the Knicks the chance to use him in a trade and send him off with a bag, especially as the option is non-guaranteed. That means New York could pick it up and hold off on waiving him until October if no trade opportunity emerges. 28. JT Thor, Wizards One of the best two-letter-first-name guys ever to come out of Alaska, Thor ended last season on a two-way with Washington but is no longer two-way eligible. After a three-year NBA apprenticeship as a minus-impact tease with the theoretical, hazy outlines of intrigue because of his height and length, Thor looked a bit more like an actual basketball player for the Cavs and Wizards last season and will only be 23 when camp opens. Realistically, he probably needs to shine in the G League before his next opportunity comes. Advertisement 29. Keshad Johnson, Heat (TO) Miami promoted Johnson from a two-way deal to a roster contract midway through his rookie season, but he only ended up playing in 16 games. It seems highly plausible that Miami could decline his $1.96 million option for the coming season and re-up him on another two-way, which would open a roster spot for somebody who fits better in Miami's short-term plans. 30. Drew Timme, Nets (NGTO) Timme is another guy who could follow the team-option-to-two-way pattern after he was a late-season promotion straight from the Nets' G League roster. His late-season play was encouraging, but the Nets don't really need his money on their books while they figure out how to use their heaps of cap space, and Brooklyn's roster may end up crowded with contracts dumped by other teams. 31. Spencer Jones, Nuggets (R-2w) The Nuggets have three two-way players who all performed quite well last year in Jones, P.J. Hall (below) and Trey Alexander, and they have a strong case to bring all three back as restricted two-way free agents. Jones shot 50 percent from 3 in 11 games in the G League, which surely isn't sustainable but warrants further investigation from his employers. It's not a total fluke; he shot 39.7 percent from 3 in four seasons at Stanford, and the 6-7 wing spiked his G League stats with three 'stocks' (steals + blocks) per game and a plus rebound rate. 32. P.J. Hall, Nuggets (R-2w) Hall is only 6-8 but got busy on the glass in the G League, posting a 21.1 percent rebound rate down there. The intriguing part is that he combines that with hints of a stretch game, knocking down 18 triples in his 13-game G League stint. Hall also got into bits and pieces of 19 games with the Nuggets, totaling just 114 minutes, but his G League sample is the part that intrigues. If he can be a '3-and-rebounds' big, that's an angle to rotation-level value. 33. E.J. Liddell, Bulls (R-2w) Liddell only played 53 minutes for the Bulls but had a solid season in the G League for Windy City. He has an incredible knack for shot blocking for a 6-6 forward, sporting a 6.3 percent block rate in the G League over the past two seasons, and shot the 3 more consistently (36.3 percent). If he can add a dash more of the other stuff — a bit more on-ball vitality, an added millisecond of quickness covering the perimeter — he can be a player. (Top photo of LeBron James and Julius Randle: David Berding / Getty Images)
Washington Post
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Thunder fans expecting to celebrate NBA title see hopes dashed as Indiana forces Game 7
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hundreds of confident Oklahoma City fans who flocked to the Paycom Center expecting to celebrate the Thunder's first NBA championship on Thursday night headed for the exits when their team fell behind by 30 points. The Thunder brought a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series into Game 6 in Indianapolis, and Indiana's star guard, Tyrese Haliburton, was hobbled. Thunder fans with high hopes watched the game together on the big screen at Oklahoma City's home arena.
