[From The Undefeated]

OKLAHOMA CITY – About an hour before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, John Haliburton – the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton – offered an unsolicited prediction after walking into Paycom Center wearing his son’s jersey.

In the regular season, the Pacers came back from deficits of 22 points (LA Clippers on Feb. 6), 19 points (Washington on Feb. 12) and 27 points (a franchise-record comeback against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 13) — all on the road — to win.

In the playoffs, the Pacers rallied from a 20-point deficit against Milwaukee to win in the first round, from 20- and 19-point deficits against Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and a 17-point deficit against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.

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