Throughout the 2025 playoffs, fans learned one thing. You can’t count the Indiana Pacers. When the team appears to be dead underwater, they find a way to make a miraculous comeback.
In Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, the Pacers fell by up to 15 points in the fourth quarter. However, Indiana continued to play the basketball brand and chipped on the lead. The Pacers fell between 110 and 109 with nine seconds remaining. Tyreese Halliburton lifted the ball onto the court and walked to a 21-foot jump shot. Halliburton made a basket and gave his team a 111-110 lead with 0.3 seconds remaining. This was another great victory for the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 playoffs.
Tyreese Halliburton continues to prove he is one of the most clutch players in the NBA
Halliburton is again 😱
Tyreese wins Game 1 of the Pacers’ NBA Finals 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tlv6otqywv
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For the fourth time in the 2025 postseason, the Indiana Pacers pulled away from an unlikely comeback. The Pacers fell 15 points in the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, the Pacers fell 15 points in the fourth quarter. Thunder was an easy game to win, but the Pacers continued to chip with OKC’s lead.
Again, it was Pacers All-Star PG Tyrees Halliburton who came up with the clutch for his team. He’s not a stranger at this big postseason moment. In each of India’s first three rounds, Halliburton hit the final two-second shot and either won the game or sent it to the OT. Against the Thunder on Thursday, Tyrees Halliburton won the game with a 21-foot jump shot. His shot is the last winner of the NBA Finals game since Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1997 final.
On Thursday, Tailese Halliburton did not surprise the crowd with his stunning offensive performance. He only had 14 points and six assists, but made the winner of the game when it mattered. Additionally, Pacer had 24 sales, with 19 in the first half. Anyway, the team still found a way to win the game. In the 2025 NBA Finals, there will be a 1-0 lead and an OKC Thunder.