The Indiana Pacers are on a storybook run this postseason, but Game 2 of the NBA Finals will be a forgettable chapter. There was no late plot twist. There was no heroic performance from the team's protagonist, Tyrese Haliburton. There was no deeper message to be read between the lines.

The Oklahoma City Thunder evened up the NBA Finals on Sunday by rolling the Indiana Pacers, easing to a 123-107 victory that washed away some of the bad taste left by the Pacers’ dramatic win in the series’ opening game.