Haliburton Shines as Pacers Push Thunder to the Brink in NBA Finals Game 4
Let’s talk about the 2025 NBA Finals—it’s heating up fast, and last night’s Game 4 between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder only added fuel to the fire. If you’re a basketball fan or just getting into it because of the buzz, this series has everything you want—underdogs defying odds, breakout performances, and some serious star power. The Pacers, once longshots with +530 odds to win the title, now lead the Finals 3-1 after a thrilling Game 4 win, and it’s becoming clear: this team is not here by accident.
Game 4 was all about resilience, momentum swings, and the brilliance of key players like Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Haliburton has been lights out at home, and last night was no different. He recorded another stellar performance, showing just how much of an edge Indiana gets when playing in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The energy from the crowd is electric, and Haliburton feeds off it—he posted 22 points and 11 assists in Game 3, and projections going into Game 4 expected even better numbers. The betting lines had his points + assists at 27.5, and the model nailed it—he cleared that mark for the fourth straight home game.
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The prop bet market has really zoned in on Haliburton lately, and rightfully so. He’s averaging over 30 combined points and assists at home in the playoffs, a huge jump from his road numbers. If you’ve been following betting picks, Haliburton has been gold at home. And the data backed it up again: against a top-10 defense, he's averaged 33.1 in his last 10 home games. At +100 odds, that was a value pick.
But it wasn’t just Haliburton making noise. Myles Turner, despite being under the weather in Game 3, showed signs of life. Though he had only two rebounds that night, he was back in rhythm with more involvement in Game 4. With healthier minutes expected and odds at +128 for over 5.5 rebounds, Turner delivered and proved his value beyond the stat sheet.
On the other side, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the heart of OKC’s offense all season, but he’s struggled to reach his usual levels during this series, especially on the road. In Game 3, he posted just 36 combined points, rebounds, and assists—well below his Game 4 line of 46.5 PRA. That’s been a theme for SGA in this postseason. Despite being the league MVP, he’s now gone under that PRA line in all three Finals games so far. His drop in free throw attempts and 3-point shooting has raised concerns, and it’s evident that Indiana’s defense has figured out how to frustrate him.
If the Thunder have any hope of extending this series, it will take a monumental effort from SGA and improved support from his teammates. But right now, all signs point toward the Pacers potentially completing one of the most improbable championship runs in recent memory. Game 5 will be must-watch basketball.
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