On June 20, the NBA 2024-25 season finals continued to stage a peak showdown. The Indiana Pacers successfully withstood the pressure at home and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder with a tenacious performance, tying the series score at 3-3 . This victory also means that this year's finals will usher in the much-anticipated seventh game!

According to official NBA statistics, this is the first time in nine years that the Finals have been dragged into a seventh game since the 2016 Finals between the Cavaliers and the Warriors . That year, the Cavaliers won three games in a row after falling behind 1-3 , completing a comeback and winning the first championship trophy in team history, while also achieving one of the greatest comebacks in NBA history.

Today, the Pacers have also rebounded strongly despite being underdogs. They were once behind 2-3 in this round of the finals. In the crucial Game 6 life-and-death battle, core point guard Haliburton returned from injury and played efficiently throughout the game, driving the team's offense and defense rhythm. At the same time, players such as Siakam and Turner also played stably and scored in multiple areas, helping the Pacers establish a leading advantage in the third quarter and eventually withstand the Thunder's counterattack in the final quarter to defend their home court.

Although the Thunder tried to change their lineup in Game 6, with Caruso replacing Hartenstein in the starting lineup, in an attempt to improve perimeter defense and conversion efficiency, they still failed to turn the tables in the face of the Pacers' tough defense and home court momentum. The defeat in this game made the Thunder miss the opportunity to win the championship, and they can only pin their hopes for a decisive victory in Game 7 .

The arrival of this historic Game 7 also ignited the passion of countless fans. The 2016 Finals between the Cavaliers and the Warriors is still hailed as a classic, and now the Pacers and Thunder are a clash of new generation forces, and will become a chapter that will be mentioned repeatedly in the next few years.

It is worth mentioning that the Pacers have never won an NBA championship before, and it has been more than ten years since the Thunder last won the finals. Both sides are eager to write a new chapter in their team history. This game 7 will not only be the ultimate test of technology, physical fitness and tactics, but also a contest of will and faith.