Follow along for live updates from Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder at Paycom Center. Trailing the 2025 NBA Finals 2-1 and down seven points to start the fourth quarter, it was gut check time for the Thunder and they stepped up.

Game 5 of the NBA finals returns to Oklahoma City, as the Thunder and Pacers are tied up 2 a piece. OKC pulled out at the end of Game 4 to tie it up in Indiana, as they couldn’t pull off the comeback like previous games in this series.

By scoring 25 or more points in a finals game at 22 or younger, Bennedict Mathurin joined a list of NBA legends.

Game 5 of the NBA Finals is tonight, as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to win on their home court and take a 3-2 lead over the Indiana Pacers. So far, key players like Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have played well in the series.

Rapper Lil Yachty was sitting courtside to watch the game. He was also wearing Oklahoma City superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Converse shoe, the SHAI 001. Other former NBA stars and media personalities, like Kendrick Perkins and Stephen A. Smith, have also been spotted.

Mathurin scored a game-high 27 points off the bench in the Pacers' 116-107 win over the Thunder in Game 3 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. He shot 9-of-12 from the field, 2-of-3 from 3 and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle took exception to criticism levied at officiating in the NBA Finals, specifically the rebukes of Scott Foster.

Tyrese Haliburton's near triple-double and a phenomenal bench performance led by Bennedict Mathurin propelled the host Indiana Pacers to a 116-107 home win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.