Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton drilled a game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It put the finishing touches on a shocking comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder and handed the Pacers an early lead in their first championship series in a quarter of a century.

Haliburton is no one’s idea of an N.B.A. superstar. He sometimes disappears in big games. And yet, in the most high-pressure moments, he becomes a supernova. He is from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as in Oshkosh B’Gosh overalls.

Even if you’re just a casual NBA fan, chances are you know exactly who Tyrese Haliburton is. The Indiana Pacers player has established himself as one of the best young point guards in the league. And if you watched his team’s playoff run in 2025,

One player on the team who is getting dealt most of that pressure is Tyrese Haliburton, but it seems like he's handling it well. During this time in the postseason, Haliburton is locked in, but he still has time for some of his friendships,

Tyrese Haliburton’s penchant for last-second heroics showed up again for the Indiana Pacers in a Game 1 win over the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder.

During a free-throw attempt by Bennedict Mathurin in the first quarter, Oklahoma City's Luguentz Dort knocked Tyrese Haliburton down with his left elbow.

Tyrese Haliburton credits Rick Carlisle as a 'basketball savant' who elevated his game as the Pacers lead the Thunder 2-1 in the NBA Finals.