The NBA Finals tip off tonight, and Locked On NBA is your front-row seat to every angle of the showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. Doug Branson hosts a jam-packed episode with Matt Moore and Haize, who go rapid-fire through bold predictions, game plan breakdowns, and Finals MVP longshots—including a wild Alex Caruso theory that you’ve got to hear to believe. The panel debates whether the Pacers' "let SGA beat us" strategy is genius or reckless and whether Chet Holmgren could quietly sneak into Finals MVP territory.

They also reveal their official Finals predictions—Thunder in 5 is a theme—and dissect why this could be the best team-building Finals since the Pistons-Spurs era. Later, the Suns coaching hire of Jordan Ott sparks serious debate about Matt Ishbia’s meddling and whether Phoenix is entering owner-overreach territory. Matt and Haize break down why it could either unlock the Suns’ offensive potential or sink the franchise further into chaos.

From Finals strategy to front office dysfunction, this episode covers it all—plus, find out what local hosts Rylan Stiles and Tony East have to say about how this Finals could play out. This is the pre-Finals episode you don’t want to miss.

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