OKLAHOMA CITY — The Indiana Pacers did it again. But this time, they did it against the best defense in the league.

The Pacers’ offense vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder defense was the featured battle in the NBA Finals , and it was a battle that the Pacers won as they came back from 15 points down early in the fourth quarter to steal Game 1 on Thursday. After scoring just 45 points on 54 possessions (with an amazing 20 turnovers) in the first half, Indiana scored 66 on 48 (with just five turnovers) in the second half.

Down 15 with less than 10 minutes left, the Pacers scored 32 points on their final 19 trips down the floor, a stretch capped by Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds on the clock. The result was a stunning, 111-110 victory , just the Thunder’s second lo

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