2025 NBA Finals Preview: Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | Matchups, Predictions & MORE 🏆🏀
Former Pacers center Roy Hibbert and Avery Johnson join CBS Sports HQ to preview the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder + Ashley Nicole Moss discusses which team has the edge in this series.
[00:00:00] – Intro
[00:00:43] – Preview with Roy Hibbert and Avery Johnson
[00:11:38] – Who has the edge?
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17 Comments
Who chose the picture of sga
Maaan they did SGA wrong for picking that as the thumbnail
I personally see from watching the two come together in the season is this. It does not matter how deep the Pacers has its bench. OKC matches the Pacers energy until the Pacers wear out, then OKC wins both games. I really see a dynasty with the okc team if they stay connected like they are in the years ahead.
CRITICAL. ALL THE PRESSURE IS ON OKC. INDIANA CAN KEEP THEIR COOL AND HAVE THEIR HEADS IN THE GAME. THE PACERS ON THE BATTLE FRONT WILL BE THE GENERAL. OKC WILL BE LIKE SNIPERS ON THE FRONT LINE. A JOB THAT REQUIRES 100% CONCENTRATION. YOU LOSE THE EDGE WHEN YOU HAVE BULLETS FLYING ALL AROUND YOUR HEAD.
Does Avery Johnson ever give an answer that isn't straight chalk? Man he's such a boring opinion to listen to. Has zero insight to the game.
Actually fantastic reporting and stat analysis presented here. Thanks for making it available on this platform. 👍 edit: OKC in 5 btw (thunder UP)! 🔥
Pacers in 6
Fraud and based media
This match up should be interesting to watch. I strongly believe that the Pacers are the overall best offensive/defensive team in this modern-day NBA era. Not OKC. Why?. OKC struggle offensively, when SGA struggle?.
I strongly believe that the Pacers will crush OKC in possibly 6 or 7 games?.
The Pacers gonna crush OKC to win the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Pacers are the overall best offensive/defensive team in this modern-day NBA era. Prediction: the Pacers will crush OKC in possibly 6 or 7 games.
The Thunder have played at a faster pace than the Pacers these playoffs. Grizzlies 1, we swept them, OKC 2nd, Pacers 3rd. The Pacers do not have the offensive advantage.
I don’t think she knows what she’s talking about. SGA struggled terribly in the Memphis series. We went 4-0. It’s not a domino effect.
So this means everyone is still stuck on bigger names or super stars that doesn't matter against a team in the pacers when we have multiple people who will step up rather than Okc which we know who are the main 3 they will go to lets tf go #Pacersnation #Neverswitchedup
Carlisle was Bird's assistant in the 2000 finals.
SGA, the NBA poster child. Zero chance they let OKC lose this series. ZERO chance. OKC in 5/6.
Knicks exposed the pacers especially Halliburton if they full court press them I don’t see the pacers winning a game truthfully