The 2025 NBA Finals kicked off. In an ups-and-downs confrontation, the Indiana Pacers relied on Tyrese Haliburton's key jump shot in the last 0.3 seconds to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 away from home and strongly won the first game of the finals.

This 21-foot winning shot gave the Pacers their first lead of the game and completely reversed the unfavorable situation of being 15 points behind. For this team that made it to the finals as a dark horse, the first victory was of great significance.

With 12 seconds left, regular season MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander controlled the ball, and the Thunder still led 110-109. However, his key shot near the free throw line missed, and the Pacers grabbed the rebound, quickly launched a counterattack, and handed the ball to Haliburton - he calmly held the ball and made a high-post shot, leaving only 0.3 seconds on the court, completing a lore-defying shot!

Haliburton admitted after the game: "This is not the way to win. We had 25 turnovers, 20 in the first half alone. This is an impossible rhythm to win. But in May and June, it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you win."

The Thunder had the home-court advantage in this game and once established a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter. However, they seemed conservative and nervous at the critical moment and missed many opportunities to expand the score.

"We played like we just wanted to hold on to our lead instead of continuing to attack and expand our advantage," Thunder forward Jaylen Williams summed up after the game.

Despite 25 turnovers, the Pacers still managed to overtake at the critical moment. Pascal Siakam scored 19 points, Obi Toppin contributed 17 points, and Myles Turner also performed steadily on both offense and defense.