I’ll admit it — heading into the 2025 NBA Finals, I was the most enthusiastic about the series. Oklahoma City vs. Indiana? That’s not a Finals matchup, that’s a Tuesday night on NBA League Pass that you forget is happening.
But here we are. Game 4. Finals. Indiana. And it’s kind of… great?
Let’s rewind. Oklahoma City came into these playoffs looking like the Monstars after they stole Charles Barkley’s talent. They were that good. They had the vibes. They had the youth. They had Sam Presti’s 400 future first-rounders in the vault.