NBA Finals: Haliburton caps large rally with successful jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Sport 1

Jun 06, 2025 08:49 AM IST
NBA Finals: Haliburton caps large rally with successful jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Sport 1
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indiana’s first and solely lead of the sport and the Pacers, the last-minute comeback kings of those playoffs, did it once more to beat the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder 111-110 in Sport 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday evening.
The Pacers had been down by 15 with 9:42 left, matching the most important fourth-quarter comeback in a finals recreation since Dallas got here from 15 right down to beat Miami on June 2, 2011.
The coach of these Mavericks: Rick Carlisle. The coach of those Pacers: Rick Carlisle.
And as soon as once more, Indiana discovered a method on the finish in these playoffs. On April 29, it trailed Milwaukee 118-111 with 34.6 seconds left in time beyond regulation and received 119-118. On Could 6, the Pacers trailed Cleveland 119-112 with 48 seconds left and received 120-119. On Could 21, they trailed New York 121-112 with 51.1 seconds left in regulation and received 138-135 in time beyond regulation.
Now, this.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 19 factors. Obi Toppin scored 17, Myles Turner had 15, and Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard every had 14.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 38 for Oklahoma Metropolis, which was 36-1 at house with 15-point leads this season.
Sport 2 is at Oklahoma Metropolis on Sunday evening.
Oklahoma Metropolis led by 15 early within the fourth when Carlisle known as time and subbed out all 5 gamers, in search of a spark. It labored. The Pacers outscored the Thunder 15-4 over the subsequent 3:26 – getting inside 98-94 on a 3 by Turner with 6:16 left.
They by no means stopped, all the best way to the top.
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