The Oklahoma City Thunder, which entered these NBA Finals as a heavy favorite, trail the Indiana Pacers 1-0 as Sunday’s Game 2 approaches.  Here were some takeaways from the Thunder’s practice on Saturday: Pre-order commemorative book on Thunder's run to NBA Finals MUSSATTO: Behind Ajay Mitchell's surprise minutes in NBA Finals opener: 'That's just what we do' Thunder can’t 'put ourselves in that position' Alex Caruso didn’t seem to think OKC unraveled late in Game 1.

Any doubts about the Thunder entering the playoffs seemed to have been wiped away before the NBA Finals tipped off. Nobody had really questioned MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the Thunder defense had more than lived up to its fearsome reputation.

With the entire sports world's attention on the 2025 NBA Finals, Jalen Williams has come a long way over the last four years from small-school Santa Clara, which likely only had a couple thousand people in the stands,