Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers to a double-digit comeback to steal Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The Thunder now find themselves in a 0-1 hole.

If the Thunder bounce back in Game 2, Chet Holmgren will need to be better. He was invisible in Game 1 with just six points and six rebounds. That performance resulted in him barely seeing the floor in the fourth quarter as the game evolved into crunch time.

The Thunder dropped the first game of their second-round series against Denver in similar, heartbreaking fashion on Aaron Gordon's late shot. Oklahoma City stormed back to win Game 2 by 43 points. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points in Game 1, the third-most for a player in his NBA Finals debut.