The Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals in the most brutal way possible. Indiana Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton nailed a go-ahead two-pointer with just 0.3 seconds on the clock.

The concerns about the small-market NBA Finals ... least-watched Game 1 of the Nielsen meter era (since 1988) outside of the league's COVID-19-fueled ratings nadir in 2020 and 2021, according ...

1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most number of Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer, eight, when he sends Prince Eugene to victory. 1935 — Jim Braddock scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Max Baer in New York to win the world heavyweight title.

• ESPN hauled in a ratings record with the final game of the Women’s College World Series. Texas’ 10-4 victory over Texas Tech in the finale of the three-game series drew 2.4 million viewers Friday, up 20 percent year to year and edging the previous high of 2.33 million, set in 2007.

Unlike the in-season NBA Cup, which got 30 all-new, fully painted courts designed by artist Victor Solomon last fall, the Pacers and Thunder are playing the NBA Finals on their regular courts. It’s a matter of logistics and the quick turnaround of the games, but fans say it robs the games of a special design detail.

Tyrese Haliburton has already left an indelible mark on the 2025 NBA Finals thanks to his last-second game-winner in Game 1. However ... Phoenix in Game 3 (2021) This was one of the more difficult ...