WASHINGTON —

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will face off in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday night.

For both teams, a championship would be historic. Advertisement

If the Pacers win the best-of-seven series, it would be the franchise’s first championship. The last time the Pacers were in the finals was in 2000.

The Thunder franchise won an NBA championship in 1979 when they were the Seattle SuperSonics, but the team has not won a title since it moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. The last time the team made a finals appearance was in 2012.

How do the Thunder and Pacers compare?

During the regular season, both teams' stats are pretty close. The Thunder, however, averaged more points, rebounds, three-pointers, steals and blocks than the Pacers.

The Pacers had a higher

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