The world according to Jim:

• If you missed – or ignored – Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, it’s your loss.

We have heard, ad nauseam, that there will be a low level of interest nationally in this series. Oklahoma City and Indianapolis are out-of-the-way markets, their stars don’t move the needle, a Finals in the (supposed) hinterlands will send the national TV ratings into the tank, etc.

But who, among those of us who watched Thursday night, wasn’t paying close attention as Indiana chipped away at OKC’s lead and finally overtook the Thunder, with Tyrese Haliburton’s latest game-winning shot stealing Game 1 for the Pacers, 111-110? …

• By the way, who else among those of us who watched noted that the clock showed 0.3 when Haliburton drained his shot and wondered if Dere

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