As the final minutes ticked away in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals, the broadcast panned to a forlorn Tyrese Haliburton sitting on the bench. The Game 1 hero could do nothing but sit and watch as the Thunder tied the series at 1-1.

Pacers cannot keep relying on crazy comebacks. They must start quicker, finish stronger if they're going to challenge Thunder in rest of NBA Finals.