Thunder, Pacers facing NBA history in Game 5. ... Teams that win Game 1 of the NBA Finals more often than not go on to win the series, with an overall 28-13 record since 1984.

Entering Game 5, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander already has three games of at least 30 points and three steals in this year’s NBA Finals, the most by any player in a single finals since the 1976 ABA ...

Game 7 was the most-watched finals game internationally ever on NBA League Pass, the league said, up 42% vs. last year’s title-clinching Game 5.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green shoots in front of Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 5, 2016.

China's CCTV announced it plans to televise Game 5 of the NBA Finals live, the first game on broadcast television there in more than a year. The state-run behemoth, which started carrying NBA ...