The Indiana Pacers (65-39 straight up, 50-53-1 against the spread) outscored Oklahoma City 36-17 in the second quarter and led by as many as 31 points on their way to a 108-91 win as 5.5-point home underdogs in Thursday’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The 199 combined points dropped ‘under’ the 223-point total, and Indiana hooked up money-line backers with a +200 payout.

Obi Toppin led the winners with 20 points, six rebounds and two steals. He drained 4-of-7 launches from 3-point range. Andrew Nembhard added 17 points, three steals and four assists compared to only one turnover.

Pascal Siakam produced a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Tyrese Haliburton contributed 14 points, two steals and five assists compared to just one turnover.

As usual, T.J. McConnell was fantastic coming off the bench, finishing with 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals. He hooked up his betting supporters (hand raised) on his props for points (10.5) and assists (4.5) to go ‘over.’ Aaron Nesmith was also in double figures with 10 points.

OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 21 points, but he coughed up eight turnovers. Jalen Williams finished with 16 points, but he had three turnovers compared to only one assist.

Oklahoma City (83-22 SU, 65-36-4 ATS) committed 21 turnovers, while Indiana had a series-low 10 turnovers. The Pacers had a 46-41 rebounding advantage, and they made 15-of-42 (36%) attempts from 3-point range.

OKC hit just 8-of-30 shots (26.7%) from downtown. Chet Holmgren had only four points and six rebounds, going 2-of-9 on field-goal attempts in a listless effort. Alex Caruso was held scoreless and contributed just three rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes of action.

“Obviously, it was a very poor performance by us,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “Credit Indiana. They earned the win. They outplayed us for most of the 48 minutes. They went out there and attacked the game.”

Indiana’s win forced a Game 7 on Sunday night back in OKC. It’ll be the first Game 7 in the NBA Finals since 2016.

“The ultimate game,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.

As of early Friday afternoon, most books had OKC installed as a 7.5-point home favorite with a total of 215.5. However, Circa and South Point were down to -7 after both books were at -8 earlier Friday morning.

The Pacers were +245 on the money line.

As for first-half wagers, most spots had had the Thunder at -4.5 or -5 with a total of 105.5. Indiana was in the +200 to +210 range to go into halftime with the lead.

OKC was anywhere from -2.5 (at the Westgate SuperBook) to -3.5 (DraftKings) in the first quarter with the total in the 52.5 to 53.5 range. DraftKings and Caesars had the Pacers with +185 money-line odds in the opening stanza.

FanDuel had Gilgeous-Alexander as the -240 ‘chalk’ to win NBA Finals MVP honors. The next-shortest odds belonged to Siakam (+350), Williams (+1000 or 10/1), Haliburton (15/1), McConnell (110/1) and Toppin (240/1).

Game 7 on Sunday night will tip at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC.