After the Thunder and Pacers split Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City, SGA and Co. are slight road favorites in Game 3 on Wednesday night.

Now it's the Pacers fanbase's turn to be obnoxiously loud. Bennedict Mathurin revealed he thought the OKC crowd was the moment everything hit him that they were in the NBA Finals. An unlikely destination considering how Indiana was viewed before the playoffs started in April.

The NBA Finals — a showcase of sorts for Canadian basketball — resumes Wednesday night in Indianapolis. The series is tied 1-1.

• ESPN hauled in a ratings record with the final game of the Women’s College World Series. Texas’ 10-4 victory over Texas Tech in the finale of the three-game series drew 2.4 million viewers Friday, up 20 percent year to year and edging the previous high of 2.33 million, set in 2007.

Pascal Siakam Reveals Honest Thoughts on NBA Journey Amid Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers are preparing for Game 3 of the NBA finals on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The NBA finals are underway. Here's everything you need to know about internet speeds to avoid buffering when you watch the games.

Nelson, 85, retired in 2010 as the NBA's all-time winningest coach with 1,335 wins. The first 540 of those victories came during his tenure coaching the Bucks. Nelson, a three-time coach of the year,