
The Oklahoma City Thunder are staring at a 2-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, despite entering the series as heavy favorites to take care of business against the Indiana Pacers. The expectations was that the Thunder would continue to dominate as they have all year, and win the first championship in franchise history, although they did win one as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979.
The Thunder's 116–107 loss to the Pacers in Game 3 makes a bounce back during Friday night's Game 4 even more crucial, enough so that Charles Barkley likened the upcoming clash to "D-Day" for Oklahoma City.