NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY — Usually, it’s the uncertainty seizing the breath as the fateful shot travels in slow motion through the air, slow enough to compound the suspense.
But the astonishment from Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner Thursday was provided by its certainty. His 20-footer with 0.3 seconds remaining, punctuating the Indiana Pacers’ epic Oklahoma heist, was stunning for its reliability.
The collective gasp inside Paycom Center wasn’t just the shock of Thunder fans, who certainly know the anguish of a wrenched gut. It was the disbelief of expectation being met. Of a cycle treating itself.
On the league’s most daunting home court. In his first NBA Finals appearance. After an otherwise uninspiring performance. Haliburton still delivered.
