What stood out for the Pacers: The Pacers have a lot to celebrate in their first Finals game at home in 25 years considering the following stat: When a championship series is tied at 1-1, the team that wins Game 3 goes on to win the title 80 percent of the time.

Two players have dominated the record books in terms of most rebounds in a single NBA Finals game. They are two of the best players in NBA history in Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Let’s highlight the top five rebounding performances in NBA Finals history.

The Indiana Pacers pulled out a thrilling 116-107 Game 3 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the 2025 NBA Finals. In their first home game of the series, the Pacers used dominant second and fourth quarters to pull out what was a back-and-forth contest.