Indiana Pacers v Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA finals Game 7 – live updates

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How to watch Game 7 of the NBA finals

Game 7 of the NBA finals between the Pacers and Thunder will tip off shortly after 8pm US eastern time on Sunday (1am BST on Monday).

In the US, the game will air on ABC. Streaming options include ABC.com or the ABC app (with a participating TV provider login), as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, fuboTV, DIRECTV STREAM and Sling TV (via ESPN3).

In the UK, the game will be available on TNT Sports and Discovery+. As for streaming,

In Australia, the game will broadcast live on ESPN Australia. Additionally, Kayo Sports and Foxtel Now will stream the games live.

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Greetings!

They said this series would suck. They said this series would be short. But I am here to say now, hello and welcome to our live coverage of Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Seven games, that’s as long as it can go. You don’t get bad seven game series, it doesn’t happen. The Thunder and Pacers match-up is no exception.

For those of you new to basketball and wanted to see what all the fuss was about, the season ends tonight, and we’re guaranteed to have a new champion. So yeah, it’s kind of a big deal, which is why you’re here.

What a series it’s been - the Pacers and Thunder defenses have smothered a pair of exceptionally strong offenses, and now there’s one final slug-fest to come in Oklahoma.

The Thunder won 68 games this regular season, amongst the best of all-time, and the payoff is a Game 7 at home. It’s a significant advantage for OKC: the home team has won 16 NBA Finals game sevens while the road team has won just four. So, it will be an uphill battle for Indy, but guess what? They don’t care at all about where they’re playing, and they don’t care about who they’re playing. If there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that counting out the Pacers under any circumstances is an enormous mistake. They were counted out in Game 6, having lost two straight in a seven game series, which is always difficult to overcome. Tyrese Haliburton, their all-NBA guard, was either going to be out with an injury or severely hampered. And Oklahoma was seen to have figured Indiana out - I’m pretty sure there was some parade talk happening in OKC. Then Indy came out and absolutely destroyed the Thunder, and in a way we have not seen a whole lot of these playoffs. It was a pretty “wow” moment.

Bottom line: if you’re not impressed with Indiana, then you’re not analysing in good faith. With all that said, there’s a strong argument that OKC will win this game tonight. First off, the fact that they’re favored by 8.5 points tells you just how superior the Thunder have been at home. Vegas believes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will cap his MVP season with Oklahoma’s first title, and that Jalen Williams will follow up his masterful 40-point Game 5 and his duds of a Game 6 with another stellar performance in the biggest of spots.

And if they don’t win, and Indiana figures out a way to swipe their first ever NBA title, OKC’s season will be an abject failure. Not fair? Maybe, but that’s the truth, Ruth.

I can’t wait, and if you’re reading this, chances are you are also counting the minutes to tip-off. We’ll have more to come as we head towards game time, but for now, why not email over your Game 7 prediction over and I’ll put your name in the paper. Who doesn’t love that?

More to come - stick with us!