Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole Game 1 at the end of their NBA Finals showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, much like they did in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks.

The Pacers didn’t have a lead until there were 0.3 seconds left on the clock, having trailed for the entire game, with the Thunder going up by as much as 15 in the fourth quarter.

The former Iowa State guard didn’t impose himself on proceedings as much as he would have liked to, but he stepped up when his team needed him, hitting a clutch jumper from 21 feet out to give Indiana a 111-110 lead with the seconds melting down.

Given his performance, he was the one everyone wanted to speak to after the game. Even his interviews were surprising, as

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