For a long stretch of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers , it looked like the Pacers were the team that would leave the arena regretting a blown chance.

The Pacers were committing turnovers on what seemed like every other possession – 20 turnovers in the first half alone.

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder put up another 30-point performance.

An arena full of mostly Thunder fans – save for the full-time non-basketball operations Pacers employees who were flown out for the game – had nearly 48 minutes of game action to celebrate.

“This arena is madness … from a road perspective, the decibels were insane,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.

When the game ended, nearly 18,000 Thunder fans left the arena disappo

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