10 numbers to know entering the 2025 NBA Finals

The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Indiana Pacers in their two regular-season matchups, but none of those outcomes matter anymore. We've learned more about these two teams en route to the NBA Finals. Here are 10 numbers you need to know ahead of Thursday's Game 1. 

110
The magic number that ensures a Thunder win. Mark Daigneault's men are 10-0 in the playoffs when they limit opponents to 110 points or fewer. Guess what? That number also guarantees a Pacers victory, as they are 12-0 when scoring 110 and 0-4 when they fall short.

6.4
That's Thunder's turnover differential in the playoffs, the highest by any team since the NBA began tracking turnovers in 1973. OKC is forcing more turnovers (18.0) while averaging fewer (11.6) than any team. In other words, it forces others to err while rarely erring. 

30
The Pacers are 36-9 on the season (including 5-1 in the playoffs) when they dish out 30+ assists. They're the second team ever (2018-19 Warriors) to average 115+ points and 28+ assists through three rounds of the playoffs, including eight 120+ scoring outbursts.

19.29
The average miles the aptly-named Pacers have traveled per game in the playoffs, nearly four more than the aging Lakers. Rick Carlisle's men have sprinted at an average speed of 4.42 mph, which is equivalent to covering one mile in 15 minutes.  

26.3
That's the average combined age of the two rosters, marking the second-youngest NBA Finals since the 1977 championship round between the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers. It's little wonder Thunder and Pacers have run teams out of the gym with their relentless pace. 

36 percent
That's how poorly teams have shot against the Thunder in the clutch in the playoffs. Look no further than Game 4 of the semis when they held the Nuggets to 3-of-10 in the final five minutes to steal victory after trailing by eight points in the fourth quarter.

8.5
The transition points the Pacers have outscored their opponents by, marking the best differential in the postseason. In six games, they outscored the Knicks 138-64 in transition. Overall, they've accumulated 413 fast-break points. Run, run, run.

9.3
The meager fast-break points OKC has allowed per game in the playoffs with its lockdown defense. Basketball is played on both ends, yes? While the Pacers have outscored teams by 8.5 points on the break, the Thunder have guarded leak-outs better than anyone.  

50-1
Those were the Pacers' preseason odds, making them the most improbable team to reach the Finals in 40 years, per ESPN Research. If they can go the distance, they'd join the 2004 Pistons and 2019 Raptors as the third biggest underdog (+500) to win the title in 50 years. 

68
That's how many years it's been since a player amassed 12 games of 30+ points and 5+ assists in the playoffs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one away from equaling Michael Jordan and LeBron James (tied with 11) and two away from eclipsing a 68-year record. 

One (Bonus track)
If the Pacers prevail, they'll become the first champion ever not to be either a top-three seed or a defending champion. The 1995 Rockets (sixth seed) and 1969 Celtics (fourth seed) went back-to-back, so their regular-season seeding didn't matter.