Pacers beat Thunder in NBA Finals Game 3
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A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Wheeler-Dowe Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis.
Fever head coach Stephanie White gives her thoughts on the Pacers' current NBA Finals run and how exciting it is for the state. The Fever's head coach in White, spoke to the media Thursday, a night removed from Indiana beating Oklahoma City,
Pacers center Myles Turner did not attend Thursday's media session due to an illness, but he was not listed on Thursday's injury report for Game 4.
The Pacers' reserve has athleticism, fearlessness and a level of defiance toward the law of gravity. In Game 3, Indiana needed all three.
However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).
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With the Pacers leading the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, and with Caitlin Clark and the Fever buzzing this season, there is a lot of attention on Indianapolis. So much attention, in fact,
Tyrese Haliburton was hearing the usual comments about lack of aggression after Game 2 and answered with 22 points and 11 assists in Game 3.
That play set the tone for the night. As much as the Pacers are known for their free-flowing up-tempo offense, they lead the NBA Finals 2-1 because they played an elite defensive game Wednesday night.