NBA Finals Game 1 by the numbers

From a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to flipping 97.5% win odds, here is a look at some of the numbers from Thursday's Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which saw the Indiana Pacers coming besting the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final stretch of the game.

Game Outcome & Comeback Context

1. 1 – Total lead changes in the game; Indiana didn’t lead until the final second.
2. 15 points – Largest fourth-quarter deficit overcome by Indiana, the biggest in an NBA Finals since 2011.
3. 97.5% – OKC’s in-game win probability when leading 108–102 with 2:38 left in the 4th quarter.
4. 19–9 – Indiana’s rebounding edge in the fourth quarter alone, fueling their rally.
5. 9 points – Pacers' deficit with 2:52 to play; entering the night, NBA Finals teams were 0–121 when trailing by 7+ in the final 3:00 of the 4th or OT (play-by-play era: since 1997) via AP

Turnovers & Missed Opportunities

1. 25 turnovers – Indiana's total, the most in a Finals game in the last 25 years.
2. 7 turnovers – Oklahoma City’s total, giving them an 18-turnover advantage.
3. 11 points – Thunder’s total points off turnovers, despite the massive edge.

Offensive Inefficiency

1. 39.8% – Thunder’s field goal percentage, including just 2 makes on their final 11 shots.
2. 31 – Thunder missed 31 of 54 shots in the paint.
3. 20 – Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren combined to miss 20 of 28 shots overall.

1. 36% – Indiana’s three-point percentage in Game 1; the Pacers are now 13–0 in the playoffs when hitting that mark.

Individual Performances

1. 38 points – Scored by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to lead all players.
2. 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists – Haliburton’s line, capped by the game-winner.

Clutch DNA

1. 13 for 15 – Tyrese Haliburton’s season stats on shots to tie or take the lead in the final 2:00.

1. 6 for 7 – Haliburton this postseason on shots to tie or lead in the final 90 seconds of the 4th or OT (most such shots in a single playoffs since 1997).

1. 8–1 – Pacers’ record in clutch-time games this postseason, best in the NBA.
2. 4 – Game-winning or game-tying shots by Indiana in the final seconds this postseason.

Historical & Series Trends

1. 13 – Number of Pacers wins this postseason when scoring 110+ points.
2. 0 – Indiana’s playoff record when scoring under 110 (0–4).

1. 1998 – Only four teams have won a playoff game despite leading for 30 seconds or less — Indiana joined that list in Game 1.

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