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David is a victory to tear down Goliath.
The Indiana Pacers have scratched and scratched their way to force a game 7 against the very favored Oklahoma City Thunder.
Game 7 on Sunday night can be in Oklahoma City, but the former Pacers star, Jalen Rose, has a bold (rather surprising) prediction.
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Jalen Rose, #5 of the Indiana Pacers, handles the ball during the game against the Chicago Bulls on April 9, 1997, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, in. (Scott Cunningham/NBAE through Getty Images)
“Everything Indy all day,” Digital News told Pak Gazette at Fanatics Fest in New York on Friday.
Rose got excited about Tyrese Haliburton, who has had its fair part of memorable moments of playoffs this year. In game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, he imitated the Legend of the Reggie Miller Pacers with a strangulation signal. In game 1 of this series, he reached a game winner with 0.3 remaining seconds.
Haliburton played 23 minutes in game 6 while dealing with a voltage in the reported calf, but if he improves even more on Sunday, Rose believes that his prediction is even more obvious.
“I would only like Haliburton to be healthy for game 7. If you are ready to leave, Indiana will win it,” he said.
“It can drive, pass and shoot, it makes people around them improve, it has an infectious smile. I’m really supporting it, I’m really supporting the team and will continue to improve.”
Tyrese Haliburton, #0 of the Indiana Pacers, celebrates during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the game six of the NBA finals of 2025 on June 19, 2025 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE through Getty Images)
Indiana Pacers exploded to Thunder to establish the first game 7 of the NBA finals since 2016
The Pacers won the game 1 due to Haliburton, and even took a 2-1 advantage in the series after winning the third game of the series. The Thunder then began to show why they won 68 games in the regular season, winning each of the next two.
But with the 108-91 victory of the Pacers on Thursday, Oklahoma City has surpassed Indiana for only seven total points throughout the series.
A victory for the Pacers on Sunday would give them their first NBA championship. They won three ABA titles in the early 1970s.
Jalen rose in Jay-Z’s 40/40 club during Fanatics Fest NYC held at Javits Center on June 20, 2025 in New York, New York. (Stephanie Augello/Variety through Getty Images)
As for Oklahoma City, it would be his first championship since 1979 when they were the Seattle Supersonics.
