NBA Finals marquees aren't for backups. However, as the 20,000 golden T-shirts in the arena said on Thursday, "But this is Indiana."

The Pacers won Game 1 in OKC on Tyrese Haliburton's last-second basket and the Thunder controlled Game 2. League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) has powered the Thunder (36.0 points, 5.5 assists, 3.

T.J. McConnell, the Pacers’ longtime provider of energy and crowd exhortion off the bench, outplayed Oklahoma City’s reserve sparkplug, Alex Caruso, whose impact on games this postseason for the Thunder has been profound,

Udonis Haslem hypes up the crowd after telling Pat McAfee he's siding with the Pacers and trusting Rick Carlisle's leadership.

The Pacers are back in the NBA Finals for only the second time in franchise history, 42 years after Herb and brother Mel bought the team.