NBA Finals
The Athletic has live coverage of Pacers vs. Thunder Game 2 from the 2025 NBA Finals.
OKLAHOMA CITY — So … what exactly happened here, and what does it mean going forward?
That’s what I’ve been trying to figure out ever since I staggered out of Paycom Center late Thursday in the wake of the Indiana Pacers’ stunning 111-110 comeback win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
It wasn’t just that the Pacers rallied from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit; it was the way they came back. Oklahoma City seemed to be dominating, forcing a series of JV-playing-the-varsity-type turnovers in the first half and seemingly coasting behind its NBA MVP in the second. But somehow, the size of the Thunder lead never quite matched the eye-test vibes, and the Pacers stayed close enough for a late stretch of hot shooting and sprinkling of Tyrese Haliburton clutch fairy dust to put them on top.
