Pacers Rally Past Thunder in NBA Finals Opener

The Indiana Pacers mounted a historic comeback to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, overcoming a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit and winning on Tyrese Haliburton's jumper with 0.3 seconds left. The Pacers committed 25 turnovers, the worst turnover differential in a Finals win, but shot 10-for-16 on corner threes to erase the Thunder's lead. Oklahoma City forced a record 12 steals in the first half and saw MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander score 38 points, but could not hold off Indiana's late surge. The Thunder remain optimistic, citing previous playoff comebacks after Game 1 losses. Indiana's win marks their fifth comeback from at least 15 points down in the 2025 postseason, a feat unmatched since 1998. A technical issue at Indiana’s WPTA-TV briefly cut away from the ending, but viewers returned in time to see Haliburton’s game-winner.