Pacers' Reality Bodes Well For Thunder During NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Oklahoma City Thunder are gearing up for their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 2012. Thunder fans will hope this appearance goes better than the last time, when they fell to LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

Get caught up on how the Indiana Pacers made it to the Finals and learn about their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Western Conference's top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder meet the Eastern Conference's No. 4-seeded Indiana Pacers in this year's NBA Finals. The small market teams have a combined two prior Finals appearances and zero championships in their current franchise locations.