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Hindustan Times
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
2025 NBA Finals: How to stream, game times, and TV schedule
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder tied the NBA Finals series with a 111-104 win over Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Friday night. The game was played in Indianapolis. The series is now tied 2-2. Game 5 is set for Monday, June 16, at 7.30 pm. CT in Oklahoma City. The game will be played at Paycom Center and will air live on ABC. Fans can also stream the game on Fubo. Thunder games this season have gone over the 222.5-point total in 52 of 82 games. Pacers games went over that mark 60 times. The teams together average 237.9 points per game, which is 15.4 points higher than the set total. Their opponents combine for 222.7 points per game, just over the line. OKC has been the favorite in 78 games this year and has won 65 of them. Indiana has won 14 of 31 games as the underdog. The Thunder have beaten the Pacers in four of their last six games. OKC also holds a 4-2 record against the spread in those games and has covered in four straight, all as the favorite. Also Read: 'Shoot it 35 times, go for it': 4-time NBA champion tells Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to shut out media criticisms NBA Countdown, the Finals pregame show on ESPN and ABC, is hosted by Malika Andrews and includes Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins, Bob Myers, and Shams Charania. It airs 30 minutes before each game—8 p.m. CT for weeknight games and 7:30 p.m. CT for weekend games. On weeknights, coverage begins on ESPN2 from 7:30 to 8 p.m., then moves to ABC from 8 to 8:30 p.m. ESPN Radio is broadcasting all NBA Finals games live as it celebrates its 30th year covering the Finals. The games can be heard on ESPN Radio stations and the ESPN App. Marc Kestecher calls the games with analyst P.J. Carlesimo and reporter Jorge Sedano. NBA Today, ESPN's weekday NBA show, is also airing live from the Finals. It is hosted by Malika Andrews and features Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike, Udonis Haslem, and Brian Windhorst. NBA Today airs from 3-4 p.m. CT on ESPN.
08-06-2025
- Sport
NBA Finals Game 2 preview with Malika Andrews
ESPN basketball analyst Malika Andrews previews Game 2 of the NBA Finals thrilling matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. June 8, 2025
01-06-2025
- Sport
Pacers to face off Thunder in the NBA Finals
ESPN basketball analyst Malika Andrews previews the Game 1 NBA Finals matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. June 1, 2025
24-05-2025
- Sport
NBA playoffs recap and review
ESPN's Malika Andrews joins us and breaks down the teams battling it out in the NBA Conference Finals. May 24, 2025
Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
NY Knicks fans blame pre-game host's ‘Harry Potter' outfit for blowout vs Celtics: ‘Met Gala on?'
NBA Countdown host Malika Andrews' outfit went viral on social media on Saturday. Several fans compared her to 'Harry Potter', saying she might have a 'wand hidden somewhere'. In the pre-game show, she and other analysts discussed the New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Conference Finals game. Reacting to Andrews' outfit, one social media user wrote: 'Knicks are losing bc of Malika Andrews outfit on NBA countdown I said it.' 'Malika Andrews dressed in her Hogwarts Halloween outfit,' another fan added on X, platform formerly known as Twitter. 'Why Malika Andrews dressed like she's a student at Hogwarts,' a third one tweeted. Read More: Pittsburgh Steelers' free agency options: 4 top WRs who could replace George Pickens The sports host's outfit was mocked as the Knicks faced a first-half blowout against the Celtics at Madison Square Garden. The home team leads Boston 2-0. For Game 3, the Celtics stuck with Al Horford as their starting center, even though Kristaps Porzingis is available to play. Porzingis has been fighting an illness and was limited in the Boston's two losses to the New York Knicks in Boston. He didn't play after the second half of Game 1, then went just 14 minutes off the bench in Game 2. Read More: Fire at TD Garden? Alarm triggers evacuation after Boston Celtics game Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said before the game that Porzingis, who began his career with the Knicks, would give it a go Saturday and see how he felt. Porzingis missed eight games in the second half of the season with an illness that began as an upper respiratory infection that worsened. It's unclear if his struggles in this series are related. Horford also has struggled in the series, shooting 4 for 17 overall and making just 1 of his 10 3-pointers.
