These are the referees for Game 5 of the Pacers vs. Thunder NBA Finals
The series is locked at 2-2 heading into Game 5 in Oklahoma, where a rowdy home crowd await a Pacers side who are strong on the road.
The action returns to the Paycom Center this evening where Oklahoma City Thunder will be attempting to take the lead for the first time in this seven-game series for the championship.
After going 2-1 down, Mark Daigneault’s men managed to square it up for a second time, winning 111 vs 104 on the road on Friday to take back home court advantage.
Touted as the favorites before the series started, the Thunder have yet to lose four games in any seven-game run during the regular season or the playoffs.
Indiana looking strong on the road
Standing in their way are a Pacer’s team determined to make history by winning the championship for the first time in franchise history. Away from home the Pacers have lost just twice during this postseason - a 101-117 defeat to the Bucks in Game 3 of the First Round and to the Thunder in the second game of this series. We will see if their heroics on the road continue in Oklahoma tonight.
2025 NBA Championship Finals scores and schedule
- Game 1: Pacers 111-110 Thunder 110
- Game 2: Thunder 123-107 Pacers 107
- Game 3: Pacers 116-107 Thunder 107
- Game 4: Thunder 111-104 Indiana Pacers 104
- Game 5: June 16: Pacers @ Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.
- Game 6: June 19: Thunder @ Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.
- Game 7: June 22: Pacers @ Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8 p.m.*
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Pacers @ Thunder: Game 4 referee team
John Goble has been named crew chief for Game 5. The 46-year-old Miami-born referee has overseen 125 playoff games - four of them this season, and has officiated eight NBA Finals games during his career.
Joining him will be referee Marc Davis, who reached a landmark earlier this season after overseeing his 1,503rd regular-season game. These are his 14th finals - in total, he has officiated 189 playoff games, including 20 NBA Finals games. Goble and Davis were in charge of Game 1 in this series which the Pacers nicked by a point.
They will be assisted by umpire James Williams, Ben Taylor as alternate
2025 NBA Championship Finals Game 5 officials
- Crew Chief: John Goble
- Referee: Marc Davis
- Umpire: James Williams
- Alternate: Ben Taylor
- Replay Center: Sean Wright
When is Game 5 of the NBA Championship Finals?
Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Championship Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder is scheduled for Monday, June 16, 2025, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma.
The game will be broadcast in the us on ABC, and can be streamed on SlingTV and Fubo.
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