The Pacers lost Tyrese Haliburton to an early injury and OKC captured its first title since relocating from Seattle

It is hard to win 16 postseason games and carry the Larry O’Brien Trophy around for the next year. The Larry was in an undisclosed location somewhere in Gainbridge Fieldhouse Thursday, and would only come out after the Thunder finished off the Pacers in Game 6. They did not. In that futility, at least for now, they have company.