For the first time in almost 15 months, the Thunder lost at home to an Eastern Conference team. Their opponent that night? The Pacers.

The Pacers came back from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with Tyrese Haliburton hitting the game-winning shot and the team improving to 8-1 in clutch games in the 2025 postseason.

Shaquille O’Neal reacts to the Pacers’ Game 1 comeback win the Thunder, calling it shocking and a huge confidence boost for Indiana.

The Pacers trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter ... to go to claim a 111-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The other comebacks the Pacers pulled off in ...

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton drilled a game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It put the finishing touches on a shocking comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder and handed the Pacers an early lead in their first championship series in a quarter of a century.

With the Pacers down three points late, WPTA, the ABC affiliate in Fort Wayne, cut away from Game 1 coverage to tease the news.