In the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers trailed the Oklahoma City Thunder by as much as 15 points; but, owing to a go-ahead basket from Haliburton, Indiana staged an amazing comeback to steal the game on the road.
“We are a strong group. Haliburton commented following the game, “We don’t give up until the clock strikes zero.” “We really do a fantastic job of simply living in the present. We just stroll teams down.
With 11 seconds remaining in the game, 110-109 the Pacers were within one point of the Thunder. Aaron Nesmith of the Pacers recovered a missed shot from Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and drove the ball up the court to Haliburton, who hit a 21-foot jumper to lead 111-110 with 3.3 seconds remaining. It was the Pacers’ first lead of the game, and Indiana grabbed onto to capture Game 1.
Haliburton keeps coming up clutch for the Pacers in the pivotal points of the game. Haliburton is 13-of- 15 (86.7%) on shots inside the final two minutes to tie or gain the lead including overtime. Since the 1997 playoffs, Haliburton is tied with Reggie Miller for the second-most game-typing or go-ahead field goals in the final five seconds of a game; trailing only LeBron James (8), ESPN reports.
