On Sunday night, the Indiana Pacers played the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Oklahoma) for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Pacers lost by a score of 123-107. Tyrese H

Nearly three minutes remained and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 20-point lead still didn’t feel safe against Indiana, king of the comeback in these NBA playoffs. It felt like Pacers star Tyrese Halliburton might finally be heating up.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals saw an epic fourth-quarter comeback followed by a Tyrese Haliburton game-winning shot that will live forever in Indiana Pacers lore. However, as many Pacers comebacks as we have seen this season,

Pacers cannot keep relying on crazy comebacks. They must start quicker, finish stronger if they're going to challenge Thunder in rest of NBA Finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back with a 123-107 Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. The 2025 NBA Finals are now tied at 1-1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with an efficient 34 points. Jalen Williams had 19 points and Chet Holmgren had 15 points. Off the bench, Alex Caruso scored 20 points and Aaron Wiggins had 18 points.

A title matchup that starts Thursday night between the Pacers and Thunder — two young, fun teams that score a ton and are led by marketable stars in reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for Oklahoma City and Olympic gold medalist Tyrese Haliburton for Indiana — is the type of series that real basketball fans clamor for.