The 2025 Indiana Pacers aren't officially dead until the clock strikes zero . Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder made clear after their heartbreaking Game 1 loss that they know this fact well. But they still experienced the Pacers' flair for the dramatic comeback first-hand on Thursday night.

Indiana had not held the lead at any point until star point guard Tyrese Haliburton knocked down a go-ahead bucket with just .3 seconds left on the clock, a shot that proved to be the game-winner in the Pacers' 111–110 victory. The win marked Indiana's fifth comeback of 15 or more points during their postseason run.

"We had control of the game for the most part of it. Now, it is a 48-minute game, and [the Pacers] teach you that lesson more than anyone else in the league the ha

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