The NBA Finals looked destined to become an Oklahoma City Thunder romp. Thunder fans clad in white and filling the Paycom Center watched their team lead by 15. But the Indiana Pacers deflated the energy inside the arena — and snapped a long streak afterward.

Indiana never led until the 0.3 seconds mark of the fourth. Tyrese Haliburton lifted the Pacers to the lead . All thanks to this epic basket. Expand Tweet

Indiana pulled off the 111-110 victory to open this latest finals series. But the Pacers pulled off another feat per AP Sports basketball writer Josh Dubow.

“Pacers trailed by nine with 2:52 to play. In play-by-play era (since start of 1997 playoffs), teams were 0-121 in NBA Finals when trailing by 7+ points in final 3:00 of 4th quarter or overtime before tonight,” Dubow

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