INDIANAPOLIS — After an emphatic 123-107 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander credited his team’s bounce-back performance to a willingness to not “just throw the first punch,” but to continue to “throw all the punches, all night.”

The Indiana Pacers simply couldn’t wait to get home early Monday. There’s a slew of possible reasons for that.

The Pacers must regroup and fix key issues ahead of Game 3 against the Thunder. Here’s what they must do to turn the NBA Finals around.