Three victories stand between the Indiana Pacers and the crown of 2025 NBA champions—an electrifying prospect that feels almost surreal given the nail-biting escapades we’ve witnessed. For the mastermind Rick Carlisle, electrifying star Tyrese Haliburton, and the entire Pacers squad, that magic number “three” commands all focus, all ambition, all heart. But for those of us who soak in every heartbeat of this drama, words don’t quite capture the essence—we need the cold, hard numbers to grasp the full picture. Especially after that jaw-dropping, buzzer-beating triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Finals, where the term “miracle” barely scratches the surface. What follows is a deep dive into ten staggering statistics that unravel the clutch heroics fueling Indiana’s awe-inspiring postseason run, revealing a narrative that’s as much about grit and poise as it is about sheer basketball wizardry. LEARN MOREAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the Pacers faced just a 2.3 percent chance of pulling off the upset, down nine with 2:52 remaining in the game. Of course, they won 111-110 after Haliburton’s clutch jumper. That’s the sixth-largest comeback of this postseason. The top three, you guessed it, belong to the Pacers.
In the Eastern Conference finals Game 1, the Pacers had just a 0.05 percent chance of winning (1-in-1999 to be precise) in the fourth quarter when they were down 14 with 3:44 left. They won 138-135. In Game 2 against the Cavs, Cleveland enjoyed a seven-point lead with 48 seconds left, leaving the Pacers with a measly 0.21 percent chance of winning. The Pacers won 120-119. In the closeout game against Milwaukee in the first round, they pulled off a similar miracle, turning around a seven-point deficit with 43 seconds left, bottoming out at 0.23 percent odds to win. The Pacers won 119-118.Here is a list of Haliburton’s clutch plays/misplays and the corresponding WPA. LOOK AT ALL THAT GREEN.
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