Haliburton, considered overrated by some of his peers, came up big again in Game 1 when his jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana a 111-110 victory over the heavily favored Thunder.

The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point. They were down by 15 with 9:42 remaining. They were turning the ball over about once every three possessions,

The Indiana Pacers' Aaron Nesmith (23) reaches for the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein (55) during the first quarter. Game 1: The Oklahoma City Thunder's Chet Holmgren (7) blocks a shot by the Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner.