Indiana trailed the entire game in Oklahoma City before Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds left.
Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA’s biggest stage.
Haliburton’s 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers upended the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after a comeback for the ages.
The Pacers were down by 15 with 9:42 left, matching the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in a Finals game since Dallas came from 15 down to beat Miami on June 2, 2011. And the Pacers’ first lead of the game with 0.3 seconds remaining was the latest into any Finals game over the last 50 years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Thunder were absolutely stunned, as were a handful of current and former NBA players (and Pacers superfan Caitlin Clark) who shared their their reactions on social media …
“SUPERSTAR! SUPERSTAR!”
Dwyane Wade’s LIVE REACTION of the Tyrese Haliburton Game Winner😳 pic.twitter.com/UgqSrZp2Cn
— Wy Network by Dwyane Wade (@wynetwork) June 6, 2025
What an incredible shot by Tyrese Haliburton to seal the victory for the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. That was an amazing fourth quarter comeback by the entire Pacers team!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 6, 2025
YOU CANT MAKE IT UP 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) June 6, 2025
Wow
— Tyrese Maxey (@TyreseMaxey) June 6, 2025
……oh my goodness
— Immanuel Jaylen Quickley (@IQ_GodSon) June 6, 2025
Big time shot
— PJ Washington (@PJWashington) June 6, 2025
Wow wow wow
— Tristan Thompson (@RealTristan13) June 6, 2025
What the Hali!?!
— Quentin Richardson (@QRich) June 6, 2025
