NBA Finals teams haven't done this in a Game 7 since 1988

Alex Walsh

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The Thunder and Pacers are known for being two of the fastest-paced teams in the NBA.

If they live up to how they've played all year long, a 37-year NBA Finals drought could finally come to an end.

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What drought can end?

Since the 1988 NBA Finals, there have been only five Game 7s in NBA Finals series.

In all five, no team has scored over 100 points.

Having two of the faster teams play in one this Sunday, that streak may finally come to an end.

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This streak has partly lasted so long since the pace of the game used to be much slower, but that tends to be the case sometimes in back-and-forth high-pressure games, such as Game 7s..

It will be interesting to see if both teams play a different style of play/pace, with a title opportunity on the line Sunday.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.