The No. 1-seeded OKC Thunder will continue its NBA Finals series against the No. 4 Indiana Pacers.
OKC will face Indiana on the road in Game 3 at 7:30 p.m. CT Wednesday. The Thunder tied the best-of-seven series at 1-1 with a 123-107 home win in Game 2 on Sunday.
Here’s a preview of the Thunder-Pacers game, including score predictions, betting odds and injury updates.
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Justin Martinez: OKC 119, Indiana 113
Aside from the final few minutes of Game 1, OKC has clearly been the better team throughout this series. Its disruptive defense has caused problems for Indiana, and Tyrese Haliburton has been constantly harassed by elite defenders. Meanwhile, the Pacers have had no answer for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He scored 72 combined points in the first two games, which is the most points ever scored by a player in his first two career NBA Finals games. Of course, it’ll be harder to win on the road than at home. But OKC seems to have found a winning formula in this series, and I’m picking it to win Game 3.
Thunder vs. Pacers betting odds
Odds via BetMGM as of Tuesday, June 10
Odds: Thunder by 5.5
Over/under: 228.5
Moneyline: OKC -220 | Indiana +180
Thunder vs. Pacers injury updates
Thunder: Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) is out.
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson (right Achilles tendon tear) is out. Jarace Walker (right ankle sprain) is out.
Projected Thunder starting lineup
(With postseason averages)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 30.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists
- Cason Wallace: 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals
- Lu Dort: 7.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals
- Jalen Williams: 20.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists
- Chet Holmgren: 15.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks
Projected Pacers starting lineup
- Tyrese Haliburton: 18.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 9.3 assists
- Andrew Nembhard: 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists
- Aaron Nesmith: 13.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists
- Pascal Siakam: 20.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists
- Myles Turner: 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks
What channel is Thunder vs. Pacers NBA game on today?
The Thunder and Pacers will play at 7:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, June 11, on ABC. The game can be streamed on Fubo (here’s how to stream it live).
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