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NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1
Friday, June 6th, 2025 12:01 AMBy TIM REYNOLDS - AP Basketball WriterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA biggest stage.
Haliburtons 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after a comeback for the ages.
The Pacers turned the ball over 25 times, trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter against a team with the best home record in the NBA and had no answers for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - the NBA MVP who led all scorers with 38 points.
But they had the league's new Mr. Big Shot, who has now had one of these moments in every series the Pacers have played in these playoffs.
April 29, Indiana trailed Milwaukee 118-111 with 34.6 seconds left in overtime. Haliburton scored with 1.4 seconds remaining and the Pacers won 119-118.
Team Comparison
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Indiana Pacers
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Oklahoma City
- 111
- PTS
- 110
- 56
- Reb
- 39
- 24
- ast
- 13
- 1
- STL
- 14
- 7
- BLK
- 6
- 24
- TO
- 6
- 47.6
- FG%
- 39.8
- 46.2
- 3P%
- 36.7
- 71.4
- FT%
- 87.5