The Indiana Pacers proved again that no lead is insurmountable. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, they erased another late, double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter with Tyrese Haliburton sinking the game-winning shot with 0.3 left, shocking the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 111-110 victory. It was the Pacers' first lead of the game.

According to ESPN, Halliburton's clutch shot is the first in an NBA Finals game since Michael Jordan's buzzer-beater for the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz.

"As a group, we never think the game is over, ever," Haliburton said after the game. "Honestly speaking, ever."

"I don't know what you say about it, but I know that this group is a resilient group," Haliburton continued. "And we don't give up until it's 0.0 on the clock."

In the improbable win, the Pacers turned the ball over 19 times in the first half, which is the most by any team in a half in the NBA Finals in the past 35 years.

Despite the Pacers' 24 turnovers, and NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 38 points, playing in front of a raucous crowd at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City gave the team some jitters, Haliburton later admitted

"If you look at all the numbers, it's not the recipe to win," Haliburton said. "We can't turn the ball over that much. We have to do a better job of being in gaps, rebounding, all over the floor.”

For the Pacers, Pascal Siakam led all Indiana scorers with 19 points. Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard finished with 14 points each. Obi Toppin hit five 3s off the bench and finished with 17 points. Six Pacers scored in double figures.

For the Thunder, Game 1 was a lesson on the importance of closing out a game and not letting your opponent hang around.

"It is a 48-minute game," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "[The Pacers] teach you that lesson more than anyone else in the league, the hard way."

Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals is set for Sunday, June 8th, at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.