Indiana Pacers - Oklahoma City Thunder. Betting Tip for the NBA match

Current form

Hardly anyone expected to see the Pacers in the finals. The team has gone through a difficult path, but there are no big victories without it. Rick Carlisle's team eliminated Milwaukee (4-1), Cleveland (4-1) from the tournament and beat New York in six matches in the semifinals. Thanks to a well-coordinated game, the team is fighting for the championship rings.

Indiana started the series against Oklahoma on the road, but was able to snatch victory in the last seconds of the first meeting (110:111). The Pacers players knew they were going to get an aggressive response in the next game, and that's what happened. The opponent acted very aggressively, so the pacers' defense could not stand up, and the attack could not give a decent rebuff. Tyrese Haliburton tried his best, but scored only 17 points. The score in the series is tied, but the next game will be played at home.

Disqualifications and injuries

Isaah Jackson will not be playing on the floor due to health problems.

Interesting facts for betting

In 3 of the last 5 home games, Indiana has won.

Approximate line-up: Siakim - Nesmith, Turner - Nembhard, Haliburton.

Current form

The Thunder have shown serious intentions for this season from the very beginning of the regular season. The team acted more than confidently and quickly broke away from their pursuers, finishing the main tournament in first place. In the Thunder playoffs, Memphis (4-0) passed without problems, beat Nikola Jokic and company in seven tough matches and put Minnesota in place in the semifinal series (4-2).

Oklahoma is purposefully moving towards its goal, although at the beginning of the final series it lost to Indiana (110:111). Of course, we could have done better, but this defeat was a good lesson for Marco Deino's guys. The second meeting was also held at the home arena, where the Thunder took matters into their own hands and forced the opponent to make mistakes (123:107). A fantastic game by Shay Gilges-Alexander brought victory to the hosts. The trip to Indianapolis is ahead, but the team has already gained momentum.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikola Topic will not help his team in the next meeting due to a knee injury.

Interesting facts for betting

In 3 of the 5 previous head-to-head matches, Oklahoma celebrated the victory.

Approximate line-up: Williams - Dorth, Holmgren - Wallace, Gilges-Alexander.