Oklahoma City - Tyrese Haliburton scored 0.3 seconds on Indiana's first and only Pacers, the Pacers of the Pacers and the Pacers, the last minute comeback Kings of these playoffs, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night.

According to ESPN Research, Haliburton's shot is the latest game winner in the NBA Finals, as Michael Jordan did it in his first game against the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, the first lead in the Pacers with 0.3 seconds remaining in the last 50 years is the latest final match.

"We are a resilient group," Haliburton later said in an interview with ESPN's "SportsCenter." "We just kept saying to you. You kept asking us and we kept giving you the same answers. We were a resilient group and we didn't give up until the clock hits zero. We were great at this moment.

The Pacers closed with a 10-point defeat and ranked second in the finals in the last 35 seasons. The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 12 points in Game 1 of the 2001 final.

The Pacers had 9:42 left, down 15 in 15 times, the biggest fourth-quarter comeback from the Dallas Mavericks' finals game since they got up 15, beating the Miami Heat on June 2, 2011.

The Mavericks’ coach: Rick Carlisle. The coach of these pacemakers: Rick Carlisle.

Once again, Indiana has found a way out in these playoffs. On April 29, it trailed 118-111 with 34.6 seconds left in overtime and won 119-118. On May 6, the Pacers had 48 seconds left, 119-112 behind Cleveland and won 120-119. On May 21, they trailed New York 121-112 with 51.1 seconds left in the regulation and won 138-135 in overtime.

Now, this one.

“We have to win many different ways all year round,” Halliburton said at the Sports Center. “In the regular season. During the playoffs. Why does it change during the finals? We just keep going and keep believing. That’s what we get.”

Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers with 19 points. Obi Toppin scored 17, Myles Turner had 15 points, Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard had 14 respectively.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads all scorers with 38 Oklahoma City, 36-1 this season with a 15-point lead.

The second game was on Sunday night in Oklahoma City. The Thunder opens with an 11.5-point favorite.

Oklahoma City led by 15 earlier in the fourth time, when Carlisle called Time and eliminated all five players in search of sparks. It works. The Pacers beat the Thunder 15-4 in the next 3:26 - 98-94 with Turner remaining 6:16.

They never stopped until the end.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.