NBA Finals guide: When the games are, how to watch, what the odds are

The NBA Finals are set It s the Oklahoma City Thunder vs the Indiana Pacers The Pacers clinched their trip with a win over the New York Knicks on Saturday night in Challenge of the Eastern Conference Finals The Thunder swept the two head-to-head meetings between the clubs this season Contest of the finals is Thursday night in Oklahoma City Recapping the OKC-Indiana series Dec Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores points and the Thunder erase an early double-digit deficit pulling away in the second half to beat the Pacers - Andrew Nembhard scores for Indiana while Tyrese Haliburton is held to four points March Gilgeous-Alexander scores and the Thunder win - Haliburton leads the Pacers with and both teams have six players finish in double figures SGA is the MVP A recap of Oklahoma City s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander s winning of the NBA MVP award The story Gilgeous-Alexander tops Jokic for MVP award The reaction SGA tears up when talking about his wife Steve Nash speaks Canada s st MVP thrilled to see SGA follow him The notebook Jokic finishes top- again Giannis streak ends LeBron gets votes Betting odds Oklahoma City - is a big favorite to win the NBA title according to BetMGM Sportsbook Indiana s odds are set at The Thunder are an early -point favorite over Indiana for Battle NBA Finals schedule All games of the NBA Finals will be aired on ABC June Meeting Indiana at Oklahoma City p m EDT June Meeting Indiana at Oklahoma City p m EDT June Championship Oklahoma City at Indiana p m EDT June Competition Oklahoma City at Indiana p m EDT June Match Indiana at Oklahoma City if necessary p m EDT June Tournament Oklahoma City at Indiana if necessary p m EDT June Championship Indiana at Oklahoma City if necessary p m EDT And good news No NBA Finals games conflict with Stanley Cup Final dates Key upcoming events June NBA draft first round June NBA draft second round Stats of the day Indiana is the only gang yet to face elimination in these playoffs This is the second time a No seed Oklahoma City has met a No seed Indiana in the NBA Finals Both previous times were Lakers-Celtics matchups one in and the other in Both went seven games both saw the Lakers as the No seed out of the Western Conference or division as they were called in the Celtics won in Bill Russell s final championship as a contestant and th championship and the Lakers won in Kobe Bryant s fifth and final title Quote of the day We ve got our work cut out for us Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton AP NBA https apnews com nba Source