Former Kansas shooting guard Johnny Furphy's fast-break and-one layup with 54 seconds left in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals did not go unnoticed by social media users Monday night. The Indiana Pacers' slender 6-foot-9,

The Thunder are up, 3-2, against the Indiana Pacers after back-to-back wins. Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander combined for 71 points in a Game 5 win on Monday night. The Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference finals.

West scored 40, Baylor scored 36 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 129-122 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of those finals. April 18, 1962: Baylor scored 41, West scored 35, but it wasn't enough and the Celtics beat the Lakers 110-107 in Game 7 for the title that season.

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The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

Keeping Alex Caruso in the Bacta tank for the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder's cautious approach with the 31-year-old has paid off in the NBA playoffs. He's flipped a switch, to say the least.

Indiana fed off the crowd during its Game 3 win, but players will say the advantage is more about the comfort of routines at home.