Gonzaga Basketball Makes Historic Announcement Before 2025 NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 2025 NBA Finals will get underway on Thursday, June 5 between the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder from the west and the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers from the east.

Former Texas A&M stars Alex Caruso (Oklahoma City) and Quenton Jackson (Indiana Pacers) will face off in the 2025 NBA Finals.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 125-108 to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals in six games and advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 2000.

The Indiana Pacers advnaced to the NBA Finals after beating the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Here are your takeaways!

Here are the winners and losers from the closeout game of the Eastern Conference finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks:

Alex Caruso is the only current Oklahoma City Thunder player who has previous experience playing in the NBA Finals.

With the playoffs being so much more physical than the regular season, LeBron James wants the officiating to help ease teams into the change.

The Indiana Pacers are currently favored as 3.5 to 4-point favorites, depending on the platform. Let’s take a closer look at the best spread bets you can make on the NBA Playoffs this weekend ahead of tipoff. Related: What is point spread betting?