“Satan’s Greatest Soldier” – Tyrese Haliburton Leaves NBA World in Shock with Game Winner Against OKC

Tyrese Haliburton has got the whole NBA world shook after his insane game-winning basket against the Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

“Satan’s Greatest Soldier” – Tyrese Haliburton Leaves NBA World in Shock with Game Winner Against OKC

Tyrese Haliburton (Image by FirstSportz)

The Indiana Pacers are on a generational run, surely. They knocked out the New York Knicks in the ECF Finals and most recently clinched Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Once again, Tyrese Haliburton was at the helm of the Pacers’ attack. Indiana has won every Game 1 of the playoffs, has made five comebacks of 15 points or more, and Haliburton has always been there to step up when the team needed a critical shot.

Similarly, in Game 1, the Thunder led by nine points with 2:30 left and were the superior team for 45 minutes, but the Pacers once again excelled in clutch play. Haliburton sent Pacers fans into a frenzy and silenced Loud City in the dying minutes of the 4th quarter as he dropped down the game-winning basket on the Thunder. Watch below:

On the road, Indiana has won Game 1 of the NBA Finals 111-110. Game 2 of the Pacers’ 1-0 series lead is scheduled on Sunday in Oklahoma City. The Thunder will have a few days to reflect on the game they believe they let slip away. Despite having 17 more chances to score and 16 more shots, they were unable to convert enough of them.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and looked like an MVP for the majority of the game, but the Pacers did a decent job of letting him cook and keeping home on other guys. The other players’ nighttime shooting percentage was 36.8%. It seemed like the Thunder would blow this game open for a large portion of the evening, but they never did, and Indiana never gave up.

The Pacers quickly began attacking that, forcing Carson Wallace to switch to the larger Pascal Siakam with off-ball screens. That led to a 10-3 run, and the Thunder withdrew, and the Pacers surged back in what would become a recurring motif of the evening.

NBA world reacts to epic Tyrese Haliburton game-winning shot against the Thunder in the NBA Finals

Tyrese Haliburton’s shot is going to go down in the history of one of the best games witnessed in the NBA Finals. He did not have only fans reacting to his game-winner, but the majority of the NBA personalities also chimed in on this. Sports personalities like Magic Johnson, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, and analyst Pat McAfee also poured in their reactions. Check them below:

In addition, many fans also took to various social media apps to put forward their views and thoughts on this matter. Some went as far as comparing the Pacers to ‘Satan’s greatest soldier’ itself for their epic comebacks all over this season. One fan wrote on X, “Win or lose, this Pacers team is Satan’s greatest soldier.” Check out some of the reactions below:

After this amazing win, the Pacers have just robbed the Thunder of their home-court advantage. They have momentum going into Sunday’s Game 2 against Oklahoma, and Indiana will be looking to grab a 2-0 lead when Games 3 and 4 of this series move to Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Tyrese Haliburton’s epic reaction after securing Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Thunder

The Thunder dominated the game and led by 15 points in the fourth quarter, but Indiana held on courtesy of another courageous shot from Haliburton that gave them an unlikely victory. Haliburton had an incredibly flawless response in his postgame interview, indicating that it was undoubtedly an emotional time for him.

Man, basketball is fun, winning is fun.

Tyrese Haliburton told the reporters post-game

Haliburton finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. What further late-game spectacles Haliburton has planned for the remainder of the series is now the only thing left to wonder.

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