Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers have flipped the script. After being thoroughly outplayed in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Pacers took it to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 on Wednesday.

The Pacers got their lead to as large as seven points, but now the Thunder respond with a 9-2 run, capped off by a game-tying layup from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It's 51-51 with 3:26 remaining before halftime.

The latest addition to Indiana's résumé as the comeback kids of these NBA playoffs occurred Thursday night, when the Pacers shocked the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 111-110 victory in Game 1 of ...

The Thunder have found success against the Pacers' offense by utilizing ball screen location, aggression and overall defensive alignment.

The Pacers played with pace, got crucial contributions from reserves T.J. McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin, and Tyrese Haliburton did a bit of everything as Indiana took a 2-1 series lead.

But the Pacers found a way to keep the MVP at bay, limiting his scoring and efficiency as much as they could. In total on the night, he had 24 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton explained how his squad was able to keep Gilgeous-Alexander's scoring down compared to the first two games of the series where he scored 72 points combined.

On Wednesday, June 11, the Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) and Indiana Pacers (50-32) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma City rolled Indiana in Game 2, 123-107 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 34 points, plus 34 more from Jalen Williams (19) and Chet Holmgren (15).

Kendrick Perkins made a declaration about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Thunder and Pacers.