Jalen Williams Gets Honest About Thunder Before NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, opponents in the NBA Finals, have a lot in common. On the court, both teams are deep, led by young guards, and have two of the best coaches in the NBA.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are set to kick off the NBA Finals with a big Game 1 matchup on Thursday night, both coming off impressive Conference Finals showings. The Thunder were prominently led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over the Minnesota Timberwolves,

Still days away from Game 1, Jalen Williams sees some similarities between the Thunder and Pacers. Sure, OKC was a winning machine in the regular season and a buzzsaw in the West playoffs and Indiana got hot at the right time, but both teams have more in common than the average fan might think.