In Game 2 of the Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder played truer to their identity, using a two-way performance to coast to a double-digit win over the Pacers. O

The 2025 NBA Finals is only a game old, but the Oklahoma City Thunder have already found themselves cornered. Tyrese Haliburton shocked the NBA world when he drained a Game 1 game-winner to give the Indiana Pacers the early 1-0 series lead.

Winning Results: OKC’s bench owns a Playoff-best +67 point differential. That impact shows up individually, too, as three of OKC’s top six players in Playoff plus-minus are reserves – Wallace (2), Caruso (5) and Aaron Wiggins (6) The Secret? Cohesion and a total commitment to making winning plays — no matter who’s on the floor.

Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner beamed as they carried the Indiana Pacers shiny, new Eastern Conference championship trophy into their postgame news conferences Saturday night.