The Pacers must regroup and fix key issues ahead of Game 3 against the Thunder. Here’s what they must do to turn the NBA Finals around.

Haliburton was hardly the only Pacer to have a rough Game 2. Pascal Siakam shot 3-of-11 and finished with a plus/minus of -15 while Andrew Nembhard — Gilgeous-Alexander ’s primary defender — was a game-worst -17.

Over the two games, Tyrese Haliburton has been the screener’s defender on 22 ball-screens for Gilgeous-Alexander, the most of any Pacer. Overall, the Thunder haven’t scored very efficiently (0.73 points per chance) when Haliburton has been put into the action, but they’ve mostly gotten good shots out of it.

Myles Turner and the Pacers are licking their wounds after getting crushed by the Thunder in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Indy's head coach benched his starters with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 2 and the Pacers down by 14 points. A big enough deficit to believe the game was out of reach under normal circumstances,

NBA on ESPN and ABC reporter Lisa Salters will miss the Game 2 broadcast of the 2025 Finals on June 8 due to a personal matter.

Preparing for a must-win Game 2, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault reflected on Game 1's disaster after two nights' worth of sleep. He reiterated the avoidable mistakes his squad made down the stretch.