The result was only the second clutch game the Pacers lost this postseason, a 111-104 Thunder win that ties the series up at 2-2. What has been a highly entertaining, well-played Finals will see Game 5 Monday night in Oklahoma City. It also feels like a series that is going to go seven games.

Tyrese Haliburton says he and the Pacers are excited to rebound from heartbreaking NBA Finals Game 4 loss to Thunder on Monday

The Indiana Pacers have dominated the first half of Game 4 and appeared well on their way to a commanding 3-1 series lead. However, the Oklahoma City Thunder flipped the script in the fourth quarter.

However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).

The Oklahoma City Thunder were on the ropes. The Indiana Pacers appeared poised to move within one win of the franchise's first NBA title. But then Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took over. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the final 4:38 to lift Oklahoma City to a 111-104 victory over the Pacers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Indianapolis,