NBA Finals matchup is set, as the Indiana Pacers will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder with Game 1 tipping off on June 5. Both teams are battle-tested and will now face

NBA Finals Game 2 predictions, picks and odds as the Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Indiana Pacers on June 8. Plus injury updates and news.

The Pacers have an opportunity at something very rare: going up 2-0 in the finals by taking the first two games on the road. It's happened only twice in finals history: Chicago did it in 1993 against Phoenix and Houston did it in 1995 against Seattle. Both the Bulls and the Rockets went on to win the NBA title in those seasons.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER AND THE INDIANA PACERS The NBA Finals are here, and they're going to be an absolute dandy. Tonight, the Thunder host the Pacers in Game 1 of what should be an enthralling matchup.

The Athletic's sports media reporters Andrew Marchand and Richard Deitsch preview the NBA Finals through its key media storylines.

The small markets get the big stage in the NBA Finals that begin Thursday. For Oklahoma City, it’s a second trip since moving from Seattle in 2008.

The NBA Finals get underway tonight, with the Western conference champions Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Eastern conference champions Indiana Pacers in game one of a best-of-seven series.

We talk predictions, key matchups, X factors are more as we preview the Pacers vs. Thunder NBA Finals with Dustin Dopirak and Jenni Carlson.