India, June 16 -- Charles Barkley has spoken out after Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers, who had a great chance on Friday night, let it slip away. The Pacers could have taken a 3-1 lead in the series and been just one win away from the franchise's first NBA title. Instead, they lost 111-104 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of their home crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Haliburton scored 18 points and had seven assists for the Pacers. T.J. McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin were limited to just eight points each in Game 4. Mathurin had scored 27 points in Game 3.

Meanwhile, league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who struggled during the first three quarters, scored 15 of Oklahoma City's final 16 points as the Thund...