OKLAHOMA CITY -- For better or worse, the Oklahoma City Thunder had an eerily familiar feeling when the final buzzer sounded Thursday night.

The Indiana Pacers had stolen Game 1 of the NBA Finals, taking their first lead of the night on Tyrese Haliburton 's 21-foot pull-up jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining. The Thunder blew a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter of their 111-110 home loss.

It was only Oklahoma City's second home loss of this postseason, and it unfolded in very similar fashion to the Thunder's previous defeat at the Paycom Center. In that instance, the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter to win the Western Conference semifinals series opener, taking the lead on Aaron Gordon's 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining.

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