OKLAHOMA CITY — Head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder 's epic fourth-quarter collapse against the Indiana Pacers cost them Game 1 of the NBA Finals . After surrendering a 15-point lead in the final frame, the Thunder unintentionally set the stage for Tyrese Haliburton . Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams missed shots on back-to-back possessions, clinging to a one-point lead. Then, Haliburton drained a game-winning shot .

Outside of Haliburton draining the biggest shot of his career, topping the Pacers' elite three-point shooting in the fourth quarter, Daigneault's approach in his first NBA Finals jarred with the realism of its setting. For the first time this postseason, he strayed from double-big, electing to start Cason Wallace over starting center Isa

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