Last-second winner puts Pacers ahead in NBA Finals

In Game One of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers defeated Oklahoma City Thunder in the final second of the series.

With 0.33 seconds left, his 21-foot shot gave the Pacers a 111-110 victory over the Pacers, which was their first of the series.

The Thunder led by 15 points in the fourth quarter, which was advantaged by the first two games, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s most valuable player, had the ball in his hands in the closing seconds.

With 12 seconds left, he missed a two-point attempt, but the Pacers grabbed the rebound, gave the ball to Haliburton, drove down the court, and the winning points came from there.

The 25-year-old has won three games and one overtime to make it four in the 2025 play-offs with a big-time score.

Despite turning the ball over 25 times, 20 of them occurred in the first half, Indiana prevailed.

Haliburton remarked, “It’s not the recipe to win.”

“We can’t turn the ball over very much,” he said. However, when May and June arrive, it is still important to simply obtain them.

Haliburton’s teammate Myles Turner said, “Some players will say they have it, but there are others who show it,” according to Myles Turner. He wants to hit that shot. He stays in the moment at all.”

With 38 points, Gilgeous-Alexander led the Pacers in scoring, followed by Obi Toppin with 17 and Pascal Siakam with 19.

Jalen Williams, the Thunder’s player, said, “We played like we were trying to keep the lead rather than to extend it or be aggressive.”