The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Indiana Pacers and hoping to avoid a disasterous 3-1 hole if they drop its second straight game for the first time a

The Thunder faces a 2-1 deficit through three games, with a Game 4 Friday in Indianapolis to determine whether it can even the series.

The Pacers are who they are because of Tyrese Haliburton — because of the way his predilection toward frenetic and decentralized possessions produces one of the NBA’s most efficient and effective offenses;