NBA Finals set for Game 7 as Indiana Pacers blow Oklahoma City Thunder away to level the series

The NBA Finals will have a nerve-shredding conclusion on Sunday after the Indiana Pacers dominated the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night to level the series at 3-3.

Despite their star man Tyrese Haliburton nursing a calf injury, the Pacers blew their opponents away with an emphatic 108-91 victory on their home court.

It means the thrilling series will now be decided on Sunday night when the action moves back to Oklahoma for a decisive Game 7, the first one in the NBA Finals since 2016.

Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, while Haliburton scored 14 points for the Pacers, who started slowly and then turned things into a blowout.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points for the Thunder, who pulled their starters from the game when they trailed by 30 going into the fourth. Jalen Williams added 16.

There is optimism for Oklahoma as they prepare to host Game 7: home teams are 15-4 in the ultimate game to decide a title.

However, Cleveland won at Golden State in the most recent NBA Finals Game 7 and one of the three other home-team losses was in 1978 - by Seattle, the franchise that would move to Oklahoma City three decades later.

More to follow.