NBA Commissioner Finally Addresses Finals Court Debate Before Game 2 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Every year during the NBA Finals, fans point out the same thing: there’s nothing on the court that shows it’s the Finals.

🏀 Indiana's Game 1 victory over Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals on ABC peaked with 11 million viewers at the end of the 4th quarter when Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot. 🏀 Game 1 averaged nearly 3 times more viewers than the next most-watched program on any other...

The 2025 NBA Finals got off to a rousing start with the Indiana Pacers' miraculous 111-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 on Thursday night. Tyrese Haliburton made a game-winning pull-up jumper with 0.3 seconds to complete a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback and steal home-court advantage from OKC.