NBA Finals Game 2: Pacers at Thunder, 8 p.m., Sunday; TV: ABC

OKLAHOMA CITY – Discouraged and encouraged.

Angry and optimistic.

Those were the emotions the Indiana Pacers felt throughout Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder .

Discouraged and angry about their inability to protect the basketball, which led to 20 first-half turnovers.

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Discouraged and angry that sloppy play allowed the Thunder to take a 15-point lead early in the fourth quarter.

But encouraged and optimistic they were really never out of the game and encouraged and opti

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