Tyrese Haliburton brought up the Indiana Pacers' underdog status when discussing the team's modest locker room celebration after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers have done it again. Indiana now has five 15+ point comebacks these playoffs, it has won every Game 1 this postseason, and when it needed a clutch shot Haliburton has stepped up all playoffs long.

Indiana point guard Tyrese Haliburton knows his Pacers will be heavy underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder when the NBA Finals tip off on Thursday (Friday Manila time), and he wouldn't have it any other way.