There will be a Game 7.

Behind a double-double from Pascal Siakam and double-digit scoring efforts from six different players, the Indiana Pacers rolled to a 108-91 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

The series is now tied at three games apiece and will now advance to a winner-take-all Game 7, just the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history, and the first since 2016.

Facing elimination Thursday night, the Pacers got off to a slow start and missed their first eight attempts from the field to fall behind 10-2. But they rallied to finish off the first quarter with a three-point lead, and went on to take a commanding 22-point advantage into halftime by outscoring Oklahoma City 30-9 in the final nine minutes of the second quarter.

Siakam put an exclamation point on the first-half rally. After Tyrese Haliburton deflected a pass on defense, Siakam caught a pass from his point guard in transition and threw down a rim-rattling poster dunk over Thunder wing Jalen Williams.

Siakam finished the night with 16 points and 13 rebounds in 32 minutes.

The Pacers and Thunder will meet again in Game 7 to decide the 2024-25 NBA champion. That game is set to tip off at 8 p.m. ET Sunday from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

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