The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night for Game 1 of this year’s NBA Finals. It should be a fun matchup. Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are two wondrous talents at the point guard position. Both stars are flanked with great supporting casts featuring unique styles of play. Both teams can put on a great show on the right nights.
The Thunder appear to have the edge on paper as the 68-win juggernaut that employs the league MVP. But that’s the beauty of it all—they have to play the games. Nothing can be determined, truly, until the ball is tipped, as it will be at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
