Basketball

The 2025 NBA Finals move to Indianapolis for Game 3, with Indiana and Oklahoma City – both chasing their maiden NBA Championships – locked at one win apiece. As they’ve done throughout these playoffs (and for the third straight series in Game 1), Indiana stole series-opening march on Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City – grabbing a 111-110 upset at Paycom Center. Indiana trailed by 15 during the fourth quarter and by nine with less than three minutes on the clock. But with Pascal Siakam and Aaron Nesmith producing some huge buckets and boards, the underdogs clawed back…setting the stage…

Western Conference top seed and overwhelming Championship favourites Oklahoma City are desperate to regroup in Game 2 of the NBA Finals after being beaten on the buzzer in stunning fashion by Indiana in Friday’s (AEST) series opener. Down by 12 at halftime, by 15 during the fourth quarter and by nine points with less than three minutes left, Indiana rallied improbably to pull off a 111-110 upset at Paycom Center. Tyrese Haliburton – in an otherwise quiet 14-point performance – stepped up to hit a 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds on the clock, providing Indiana with their only lead of…

History beckons for Oklahoma City and Indiana in the 2025 NBA Finals, with both franchises searching for their maiden NBA Championship. Since relocating from Seattle (which won one Championship in the 1978-79 season) in 2008, Oklahoma City has featured in one NBA Finals – losing to San Antonio 4-1 in 2012. Indiana last collected a trophy in the 1972-73 ABA season, joining the NBA four years later. They have appeared in the NBA Finals just once previously, with Reggie Miller’s side going down to LA Lakers in six games in 2000. OKC coasted to the top seed in the West…

Indiana gets the first opportunity to close out the Eastern Conference Finals, taking a 3-1 lead over New York back to Madison Square Garden for Game 5. Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam paved the way for 138-135 (OT) and 114-109 Indiana victories in the first two games in New York. New York bounced back 106-100 in Game 3 in Indianapolis, storming back from 20 points down with Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson prominent. But a spectacular performance from point guard Haliburton – 32 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists – spearheaded Indiana’s decisive 130-121 win in Game 4. Indiana led…

The Western Conference Finals move back to Paycom Center for Game 5, with top seeds Oklahoma City looking to close out a spot in the NBA Finals against Minnesota after securing a 3-1 lead on the road. Oklahoma City emerged from a torrid seven-game Semifinals against Denver to carve out a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-inspired 2-0 advantage with a pair of convincing home wins. The MVP scored 31 points in a 114-88 Game 1 blowout and went off for 38 points and a 118-103 result in Game 2. Julius Randle scored 28 points for Minnesota in the opener, while Anthony Edwards (32…

New York got off the mark in the Eastern Conference Finals in enemy territory. Now they are striving to square up a 2-2 against Indiana in Game 4. Indiana won consecutive thrillers at Madison Square Garden to take a decisive two-nothing lead over the third seeds. Tyrese Haliburton (31 pts, 11 reb) produced in the clutch again as Indiana won the opener 138-135 in overtime, while Pascal Siakam went off for 39 points in a 114-109 victory in Game 2. But New York – channelling their twin 20-point comebacks in Boston during the Semifinals – rallied from 20 points down…

After getting on the board in the Western Conference Finals in emphatic style in Game 3, Minnesota are aiming to square the ledger against Oklahoma City at home in Game 4. Top seeds Oklahoma City took a 2-0 stranglehold via a 114-88 victory in the opener and a 118-103 result in Game 2 – with newly-crowned MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 31 and 38 points, respectively. But the series turned dramatically at Target Center in Game 3 as sixth seeds Minnesota romped to a 143-101 victory. Racing out of the blocks with a 34-14 first quarter and leading by 31 points…