The Thunder won on the road in Game 4 to tie the 2025 NBA Finals at 2-2. Now, the Pacers will hit the road to try and regain the lead in the series in a crucial Game 5. Game 5 will be played tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
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Pacers vs. Thunder Predictions – NBA Finals Game 5
Here are the top Pacers vs. Thunder picks and predictions for NBA Finals Game 5on the PrizePicks NBA board. Click to read more about each pick.
- Thunder PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 12 Rebs+Asts
- Pacers PF Pascal Siakam – 19 Points
- Thunder PF/C Chet Holmgren – 24.5 Pts+Rebs
Thunder PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 12 Rebs+Asts
- Thunder PG Shai Gilgeous Alexander played 40 minutes in Game 4, but finished with only three rebounds and no assists.
- Gilgeous-Alexander has recorded four or fewer assists in three of four games in the Finals.
- Gilgeous-Alexander has finished with 12 or fewer combined rebounds and assists in three of four Finals games.
- The Pacers allowed the ninth-fewest assists per game (25.0) in the league during the regular season.
- SGA's Rebs+Asts average is 10.2 per game in his last five games.
Pacers PF Pascal Siakam – 19 Points
- Pacers PF Pascal Siakam has scored at least 19 points in three of four NBA Finals games against the Thunder.
- Siakam has averaged 7.3 free-throw attempts per game in the Finals. During the regular season, he averaged 3.9 free-throw attempts per game.
- Siakam shot 78.3% from the free-throw line on the road during the regular season. At home, he shot 68.2%.
- Siakam averaged 21.0 points per game on the road during the regular season.
Thunder PF/C Chet Holmgren – 24.5 Pts+Rebs
- Thunder PF/C Chet Holmgren played 24 minutes in Game 1 and 28 minutes in Game 2 of the Finals.
- The Thunder have gone to bigger lineups the last two games. Holmgren played 35 minutes in Game 3 and 37 minutes in Game 4 after playing just 24 minutes in the series opener.
- When Holmgren plays at least 30 minutes this NBA Playoffs, he is averaging 19.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game — good for 29.1 Pts+Rebs per game.
- Holmgren posted at least 29 combined points and rebounds in both of the last two Finals games.
- The Pacers allowed the ninth-most rebounds per game (45.0) in the league during the regular season.
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NBA Finals Game 5 should bring plenty of excitement and tense moments with the NBA Finals tied at 2-2. Both teams should lean on their starters for major production in this key game.
For the Thunder, that means another big shooting performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and another big game from Chet Holmgren in extended minutes. For the Pacers, they will need Pascal Siakam to help take some of the scoring pressure off PG Tyrese Haliburton.
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