NBA fans were left shocked by Thursday night’s Game 1 of the Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Pacers were down and looked like they were headed to defeat, but then they did what they so often do: rallied back and performed a miracle shot in the closing seconds of the game.
Speaking on his podcast, via The Ringer, Zach Lowe shared his awe of the Pacers.
“I’ve come to the conclusion that I just don’t get the Indiana Pacers. I don’t get how they do this. I don’t get how there’s at least one game every series where they do this. It’s [Tyrese] Haliburton at the end of every game with the last shot emerging. The number of clutch shots he’s made this season in this playoffs, this is like an all-time legendary crunch time heater, and he didn’t even play that well in the course of the game, and all everyone’s gonna remember is the last shot. It’s the strangest game I’ve ever watched from start to finish. We got a series,” Lowe said.
“It's the strangest game I've ever watched, I think, start to finish."@BillSimmons and @ZachLowe_NBA are in disbelief over Indiana’s stunning Game 1 upset of the NBA Finals. pic.twitter.com/P6TCisrBvI
— The Ringer (@ringer) June 6, 2025
This was a wild and amazing game that people couldn’t get enough of.
Some fans thought this series between the Pacers and Thunder was going to be boring, but if the next games are anything like this one, people are in for a real treat.
This game was a testament to the power of both teams, especially the Pacers.
This isn’t the first time they have come from behind and left the crowd silenced.
It’s almost uncanny how they are able to step up in clutch moments like this one.
It makes the whole game unpredictable, and fans have to pay attention until the final moments because they never know what will happen.
With that being said, the Thunder are a team very capable of bouncing back, so they could come out swinging in Game 2.
This series is far from over, and now everyone will be paying close attention.
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