Few could have predicted that the Oklahoma City Thunder would face the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals this season, but here we are, set up for an entertaining matchup with two battle-tested, well-rounded teams that can score in bunches.
Oklahoma City swept the Memphis Grizzlies in Round 1, held off the Denver Nuggets in seven games in the conference semifinals and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference finals.
The Pacers, which entered the playoffs as a 4-seed, knocked off the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, took out No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and handled the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference finals.
It all leads to this, a NBA Finals where the Thunder enter as the decisive favorite despite all the