The first few days of the 2025-26 NBA season have been rather odd. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been involved in two double-overtime games to start the new campaign, and they've also been at the center of a timeout controversy in each of those contests. But on Thursday night, in an NBA Finals rematch against the Indiana Pacers , the Thunder were the ones to benefit from a timeout decision from the officials.

With 22.5 seconds remaining in the game, Pacers forward Obi Toppin drove the ball all the way to the hoop and made a layup to cut the Thunder's lead to four, 139-135. Now, the Pacers' chances of winning the ballgame were very slim. But Indiana is a team that tries until the very end. Toppin, in particular, pulled off a crazy steal on an inbounds attempt from Chet Holmgren toward

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