MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 36 points points through the first two games of the series and shooting just below 50% while also getting 3.5 steals per game.

“In 49 other states, it's just basketball,” said Carlisle, the Pacers' head coach. “But this is Indiana.”

Game 1 ended in stunning fashion as the Pacers pulled off a fourth-quarter rally to win 111-110 via a last-second Tyrese Haliburton jump shot after the Thunder led for nearly the entire game.