Alexander and the Thunder were less than a second away from a wire-to-wire win in their NBA Finals opener against the Pacers. And then Tyrese Haliburton happened ... yet again in these wild NBA playoffs.

The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder will face off in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Oklahoma City.

For a long stretch of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, it looked like the Pacers were the team that would leave the arena regretting a blown chance. The Pacers were committing turnovers on what seemed like every other possession – 20 turnovers in the first half alone.